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The Lettered Cottage

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eliredwine wrote:

How does one get the farmhouse/cottage used look on the painted table? I love how the wood grain shows through the white but I am NO painter :). Any help is greatly appreciated! »

Like · Comment · 23 months ago

bepsf Rather than paint, you could use whitewash - which is the traditional way to get this type of appearance.

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Throw a bunch of apples in a pot and mix it with a bouquet of tulips and a few candlesticks for an inexpensive tabletop vignette.

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Color

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kinda like the mish mash of items used for a centerpiece. would it be too casual for dining room?

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Centerpiece

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arrangement

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Table

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Tablescape

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kitchen table look

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Whitewashed table with contrasting chairs

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Moi

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white wash table

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whitewash

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Barbarin

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love the look

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color scheme

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whitewashed table

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weather the chairs??

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dining table

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use of enamelware

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whitewashed kitchen table

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Centerpiece

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Hmmm, may be an idea for breakfast nook.

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table

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pretty arrangement.

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wouldn't want it to look like this

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Centerpiece

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Granny Smiths in enamelware

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staging

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love decorating with fresh flowers and fruits and candles

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the enamelware

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green apples

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Kitchen table

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Whitewashed table

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The centerpiece - very rustic

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centerpiece

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Love the white table..and the cottage decor...

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white washed table

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table centerpiece

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Manzanas

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Centerpiece

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Table

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Beach

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spring decor

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Cutting board and tub of apples

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table centerpiece

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Rustic - apples & flowers

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Centerpiece

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Ornaments

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cottage next door

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table scape

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Enamel bowl with apples

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paint tables..

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Table top

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Beautiful wood

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Homey and country! Love the white dutch oven.

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apples

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neutral shabby chic. shot of color

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white washed wood table

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Distressed look and dif color chairs

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White and Green. Candles, apples, white pottery, white tin pot.

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love whitewashe and aged driftwood together

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my kind of decorating...

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table

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Table w/ Mismatched Chairs

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the white and green

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cutting board

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Collected look

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Centerpiece

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stain on table top - driftwood grayish

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arrangement on kitchen table

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LIKE...

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finish

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grouping

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dining room table

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old pot with apples-cool accent piece

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Tablescape

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apple decor in pot

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green apples

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Candlestick holders

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Table wash

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Arrangement on table

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Like the table

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white wash wood

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