little red table

For my birthday my parents were super sweet and bought me a brand-spankin' new microwave.  They brought it down here when they came down for my brother's graduation.  For about 2 weeks it was sitting on the counter sucking up the best counter space in the entire kitchen.  Just hogging it all - and there wasn't much to begin with.  So, we were on the look out for a little table that would fit in the spot next to the counter and before the sliding glass door of the patio.  It was a tight fit and would require the "perfect" sized table.  I was carrying around the dimensions in my purse for a couple days.  And then we found it... the perfect sized table at a tiny little second-hand furniture shop in Santa Cruz.  At $20 it was even more perfect... just the color was a bit not what I wanted {sorry for the poor English, but that's exactly what I want to say}.   

Here it is in all it's turquoise glory.  I'm sure some of you probably love this color.  Actually I like it too, but it just wasn't quite right for my little kitchen.  And it totally made me think of the San Jose Sharks hockey team every time I looked at it.  {we debated for a split second just adding a Sharks logo to the bottom and calling it a day.

Instead, a little bit of paint got rid of the "Sharks" table. It was fun to pick out a color and watch the machine make and mix it all up.  {ok, I know what I think of as "fun" is a bit odd.}  

Here's a between shot for you.  Looking a bit purple I've got to say.  Good thing a couple more coats got it nice and red.  {pretty I know, but not what I was going for}