Just prior to watching the movie, I had been on an all out quest for a small chest to go beside the green and white floral Rosalie chair in my office. Since I hadn't been able to find a chest I liked, I started looking for a table like the one pictured in this scene.
In the end, I found the chest I really wanted, so all turned out well. (You can read about that in THIS post.)
It's a good thing I found the chest because it turns out the table in the movie, Something's Gotta Give was definitely more than my office budget would allow. (Pssst: If you're looking for the table in Something's Gotta Give, Rose Tarlow carries it and it's called the Nantucket Side Table. You'll find a link to the Nantucket table in THIS post.)
During my search for an affordable table like the Nantucket table, I came across this table below at another online store, Cottage Chic. Notice the similarities. I loved it, too...but again, at $636.00, it was more than I wanted to spend.
So, imagine my surprise when I was shopping in Marshall's and spied this cute thing. Hold the phone! It looks a lot like those other tables, doesn't it? It's called a "Fleur De Lis Round Accent Table." The design does look like an upside down fleur-de-lis.
It's a fair amount smaller, but it's also just $79.99! I had exactly $80 left on a gift certificate I've been carrying around for a while, so I went for it. I think I know where I'm going to use it...just trying to decide if I'll paint it a different color or leave it as is. I'm pretty sure I'll paint it....maybe with some of the Annie Sloan chalk paint. By the way, if you live in the Atlanta area and you like this table, they still have one more left in the Smyrna store. Did you know Julia Roberts hails from Smyrna? Yup, it's true...random trivia fact thrown in for fun. :)
So, what color would you paint it? I definitely want to leave the darker tones in the grooves visible to accent the carving. Would love to know your suggestions. I guess I should show you where I'm thinking about using it, huh? That would help, wouldn't it?
I'm thinking about placing it here in front of the bookshelves with a small chair beside it. Sometimes I need another small chair in this room, a chair someone can pull over to the computer when we're looking at something together. I tried it out this evening and the table fits nicely over there since it's not very big around. I think it will be pretty there with the backdrop of the bookshelves.
Should I paint it a cream color, similar to the other colors in the room, or a nice accent color that pops again the shelves? I'm leaning toward an accent color. HERE's a link to this space if you would like to see the other colors in the office. I'm pretty sure I don't want to paint it green...have enough of that color in here already.
Do you like Annie Sloan paint? Have you ever used it? I haven't used it, yet...but I hear it's great.
See you tomorrow morning for Tablescape Thursday!
Update: Lizabeth found it in a cream color in her local TJ Maxx. After a brief search, I located it in our TJ Maxx, too. Still not sure if I'm going to keep it...trying to decide if I do want a seating group in that area of the office or not. Thanks Lizabeth for alerting me to the cream color! I like this color much better.
Don't you love when you find something and it is so affordable? Nice find!
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DeleteYou're so good with color, I know you'll make the right choice. Maybe a shade of yellow, somewhere between the bee and the walls. Can't wait to see it! ~CJ
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought of that...thanks for the suggestion!
Deletehow about a shade of green similar to the green in the pattern of your chair?
ReplyDeleteI may end up with green, but I was kind of hoping to add another color to shake things up a bit. :)
DeleteThe Hand of Destiny gave it to you!
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DeleteI agree with Tombstone Livestock, the green out of the chair. It would be a great accent piece and bring a bit more color into the room.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion!
DeleteI can see your cute table painted a yellow-gold color to match your bee pillow. I have not painted anything with ASCP, but I have two quarts that I won in a giveaway. Can't wait to see what everyone's been talking about.
ReplyDeleteJane...thanks for that suggestion. Let me know how you like the A.S. paint after you use it.
DeleteOh.my.side I love that table!! And I just finished my first Annie Sloan project turning an entertainment center into a hutch for my dining room. Let me tell you...that was the easiest paint evah!! There's a blog I found that is completely dedicated to ASCP called shades of amber. They have tons of idea colors you could look at. And also a store called Chalk it Up paint in Norcross is an ASCP stockist. Lynn helped me when I ordered mine!
ReplyDeleteOn another note, one of my very dear friends grew up in smyrna and actually went to high school with Julia Roberts! Neat huh?!
Have fun with the painting!!! You'll be hooked!
So good to hear that...I've heard it's a breeze to paint with. Can you just imagine painting around all those little fleur de lis? HA! May take forever! I'll check out that blog...thanks for the tip! Oh, so I wouldn't have to order the Annie Sloan paint...could just go buy it in Norcross...excellent! So helpful to know, Amanda...thanks!
DeleteLove the table!!!! GREAT FIND! Don't you just love Marshall's?!!! Whatever color you choose will be gorgeous. Can't wait to see what you do with it!
ReplyDeleteThanks! That's the funny thing about Marshall's...you truly never know what you'll find there.
DeleteLove the find, I would paint it black to go with the bee in your pillows.
ReplyDeleteJust bought AS paint recently and haven't used it yet.
Been working too much on my new Blogger Butte lol
Well done, Susan!
lol Michele, you are so funny! Don't say I didn't warn ya...start walking every day! ;)
DeleteThat table is killer cute! I saw one like that in a shop once and was head over heels for it. Of course it was in the "lux" price range.
ReplyDeleteThat table at Marshals is adorable!
♥Linsey
BTW I think white or the same green you have in your upholstered chair would be pretty.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lindsey! Appreciate your suggestions!
DeleteI just love to find deals like this! Very cute table!!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteNice find Susan. My gut instinct would be to paint it the cream of your desk or a colour to compliment your walls. Even a cream wash over another colour, would give you a finish which is not so solid as the one already on the table. Have not heard of the paint you mention.
ReplyDeleteMegan, great suggestions! Thanks!
DeleteOh I think it will be perfect kind of layered in front of the bookcase...leaving it the same color would give it a real designer pop of color...love it...phyllis...always love seeing Matilda in the room (thats what I have bamed the maniquin) maybe for short I will call her Matty...lol take care..phyllis
ReplyDeletePhyllis, I like that...or she can be Madeline and we call her Maddy. I think I like Matilda better. I also like Abigail...and we could call her Abby. I wish she would tell me what she wants to be called. :)
DeleteGreat deal! I know you will come up with the right color...Christine
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christine!
DeleteOh I just read another comment...black would look good too...I might wrap a piece of black fab around it just to get an idea...an old designer trick...
ReplyDeletePhyllis, that's a great idea...I'll drape it with different colored fabrics to see what seems to work...if I can find something around here in the colors everyone has suggested.
DeleteWhat a fabulous deal, and what a great find, lucky lady!
ReplyDeleteFirst I'd like to see it set in the room and how it feels! I think a pop of color is a great idea- you have a ton of soft ivory already. I would look to your chandelier for inspiration! Pink, Green, Yellow :-)
ReplyDeleteA trip to Marshall's is now on my agenda!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip! Love your room, you lucky gal!
I swear you can walk into a Marshall's and find JUST what you have been searching for! Love your new table. You said you didn't want green but that is what I was going to suggest:) Can't wait to see what you do. XO, Pinky
ReplyDeleteIdeas........I would go to the Pottery Barn website and see their paint suggestions for the Bedford Collection. A cream...light colored choice would be perfect. Then enhance the tabletop with silver knick knacks of a combo Queen Bee &Fleur de Lis items. How about a tree with silver charm hangings. Whatever way you prefer! Enjoy every minute of the hunt. Art at it's finast.
ReplyDeleteCarpe Diem...xox Moy
I love that table!! I'm in NC so by the time I could get to GA it would be gone :(
ReplyDeleteI also love ASCP! I've done several things and have more planned. So easy to use!
what about red?--compliment to green? Orange as seen on the bookshelves? or even purple--compliment to yellow??
ReplyDeleteWhat a find! Your space is just gorgeous. I think I would paint it similar to the original Nantucket table that you liked in the first place. I don't think you can go wrong though!
ReplyDeleteIs that turquoisy-green too turquoise? I was thinking a cream (I think one called Old White is used a lot) over it, then sand it down a bit to let the original color show through? I think I might like the little splash of that color in your room???
ReplyDeleteI'm getting up the nerve to try AS, because we read so much about how easy it is to use. Painting is usually not my thing. :)
Did you buy it? It's wonderful! Cherry Kay
ReplyDeletethat is such a great looking table!
ReplyDeleteYay for Marshalls and *yay* for gift certificates! LOL. It was meant to be yours ... look forward to seeing what you do to it and where you place it.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it nice when you find something for such a bargain price? It's lovely...I like the neutral colour of the one from the movie, but I'm sure whatever colour you paint it, it will be beautiful! xo
ReplyDeleteI want that table!!! Our Marshalls is a "mini-Marshalls" so it rarely has the "good" stuff. But I do seem to find some good stuff!
ReplyDeleteA great find! I just bought some Annie Sloan paint yesterday and did a post on it..I am very anxious to try it. I also so love the table on "SGG" I have that movie DVR'd and play it all the time. So great when you see little things that you do not notice before..that house is definitely to die for!
ReplyDeleteWhat about putting a white glaze over the green? When we redid our kitchen, I ordered a grey peninsula with a white glaze, and I love it. It ties in with our white cabinets, and your table would then tie in with your white shelves.
ReplyDeleteWell this is another cute idea for this great room. I see so much of the desk furniture color, I think you need to get the colors of the existing chair over to that new area either with fabric from the chair or with the green paint. What will the new chair be? Perhaps it can have a seat cushion with the same fabric. If you don't have any fabric, then I think the table should be painted in the same green.
ReplyDeleteI am smelling a theme going in this room and I think the perfect color is..........*drum roll*
ReplyDeleteParis Grey! Give it a look. Great post.
What a lovely table! If you want "pop" but also want it to complement the "feel" of the room, why not pull a yellow from your desk chair cushion, or from the Bumble Bee on the pillow resting on the easy chair? Just be sure to pick a yellow that has the same undertones of the furniture. The other choice (if it were mine!) would be an apple green, again making sure it plays nicely with the other greens you have in the room.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful table. Don't you just love it when you have a vision in your head, and then you actually find it! I scour Marshalls at least weekly! I'm hooked on ASCP, have used it on a few pieces, and have several more projects in mind. Luckily I finally have a local stockist, but when I first ordered, I also found Shades of Amber to be a wonderful source (they ship promptly). Their sample paint deck is well worth the small investment; it shows each paint color finished with both clear and dark wax. Check out their site for painted pieces in every color. I look forward to seeing the sweet table in your beautiful office.
ReplyDeleteMy earlier post sounded like my idea was cute. I meant YOUR idea about adding a chair and table was another great idea for an already great room.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to clear that up. LOL
Here's a similar half round table for sale on our craigslist
ReplyDeletehttp://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/fuo/2819116016.html
purple...deep, rich purple
ReplyDeleteClose enough! Just squint your eyes a bit....or don't wear your glasses! Works for me! I look for knockoffs ALL the time. I just started a regular Thursday Shopper post and am always finding great stuff "almost" like what I saw in a magazine or expensive shop!
ReplyDeleteLorraine
Looks great to me...smaller, as you say, but still a great little table.
ReplyDeleteWhatever you choose to paint it, I know it will be awesome.
Thanks, too, for the heads up on another editing site.
I think there needs to be a pop of color, what is the chair you are going to use with it, it would need to blend or at least coordinate. But you need a little pop of color. The first time I invisioned it, I saw a pink, maybe Scandinavian Pink, but if you want to stay with the colors in your fabrics, then maybe Duck Egg Blue, lighter than what is on there already...but I love the table! You will find that you actually use that little table a lot! Good find! Donna :)
ReplyDeleteI adore this little table. And I think you should paint it green to go with your chair and then do a white wash over it. Just an idea!
ReplyDeleteI have used ASCP a lot!! and I have to say I love it...it's very forgiving. (I've accidentally shaken the the lid off and it went all over the kitchen counter and floors and my clothes and it cleaned up in a breeze!) I like that it can be thinned out with water or left open to thicken up. Painting with it is a cinch. If you ask me I'd paint it a coral-y color, its a natural complement to the green and would go well with the creamy walls!
ReplyDeleteLove it!!
ReplyDeleteI say cream like the other pieces and add the color with your vignette. JMHO. :) Cute table!
ReplyDeleteYellow! I vote light yellow! It would pop against the bookshelves and compliment the chandelier and chair. I like the thought of painting it black, but think it would add too much weight to that side of the room. I'm all about balance in my workspace. If you decide not to use it in there, I think it would look great in a hallway or on a sunny deck. Just a thought! Can't wait to see what you do with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've been carrying it from room to room...so want to use it somewhere. I love the design. Thanks for the paint color suggestion!
DeleteI've used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint quite a bit and I love it. You can't mess it up and if you do you can always just paint over it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan. I've never tried it but want to after hearing about it so much.
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