Dressing Table or Maybe a Desk?

This weekend turned out to be the best weekend we've had so far this Fall.  The weather has been perfect which made it great to be outside working on refreshing a couple of furniture pieces like the one below.

  I've been trying to figure out how to balance my life with my new love of revitalizing furniture.  First there's work, then home life, dog, dinner, house, emails, pinterest...pinterest and pinterest.  Yep I'm addicted, and my blog just to name a few things that require my time.

  Maybe I'll figure it out one day. It's a good thing I'm an empty nester these days, I'd be up a creek if I had kids to take care of now. Something would have to give.  

I found each of these vintage furniture pieces at three different thrift stores. I knew the look I wanted to achieve so I held out until I found the ones I wanted. First came the table or maybe the chair, can't really remember, I've had them a while. Anyway then I found the mirror.  The shape of the table peeked my interest in the beginning and I was thinking...hall table?  But then as I began to really think about it, I thought it would be a darling dressing table, so that's the direction I went in.  However, if one needed a little writing desk, this would serve great as that too.

 

 

 Backtracking a little bit, the drawer pulls in the first photo give the table a definite personality which I love. I thought they were a perfect fit as well as the fabric. Then distressing... I just love that part! Just enough to make each furniture piece look a bit tattered and like it has been well loved.

I looked and looked for a mirror and this one caught my eye. I was afraid it was a little too small but it turned out to be a great size for this vignette.

 

 I'm so pleased with how it all turned out.
 Now, let's see what else I can get my little hands on.
 

I've created a project page so as I get more, you'll be able to take a peek here  

Have a great day!