My mom bought me this table. Picture

15 years ago

My mom bought me this table and I thought it was so cute. They did a good job on the shabby chic, I thought. It is not a antique but rather from the fifty's.

What do you think?

....Jane

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dilly_dally
15 years ago
I don't know what to think.............
newdawn1895
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15 years ago
Where's the picture?
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newdawn1895
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15 years ago
{{!gwi}}
newdawn1895
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks Jim I am so new at this. Finally I can do it. da! da!
patricianat
15 years ago
I love it. It needs a galley-like mirrored tray, a beautiful crystal lamp on one side and a little white teapot with some hydrangeas on the other side. You could even go to the stone yard and get a scrap piece of marble for the top for about $30-40 or maybe less. Cover the seat with a piece of real Jezzebel fabric, and it will be the cat's meow.
teeda_2006
15 years ago
Lucky you for having a mom with such a good eye! Looks wonderful--congratulations!
cooperbailey
15 years ago
I love it! It looks good now but with Patricias ideas it will be outstanding!( she and her daughter are the queens of shabby chic!)
BTW what is jezebel fabric?
newdawn1895
Original Author
15 years ago
That sounds great Patricia, I love crystal lamps w/prisms and white tea pots filled with hydragea's.

What is Jezebel fabric? Sounds like fabric for wild women. lol

I am looking for a small chaise lounge and have it covered in white terry cloth. Since it is in my upstairs bathroom, I thought it would look good.

Teeda my mom is 88 and went to an antique shop with me. I liked the table and she insisted on paying. So...

Thanks Cooperbailey.
teacats
15 years ago
Lovely gift!!

Yes -- patricia's ideas are just right for the table. A silver-and-crystal lamp on the left-hand side, your mirror in the middle on the tray -- and those pretty crystal pots -- with some hyrdrangeas on the right.

Switch the photo to black-and-white and put it in an oval silver frame to match your mirror.
newdawn1895
Original Author
15 years ago
Actually the photo is in a silver frame. It turned out gold for some reason, or should I say GOLDEN. I cringed when I saw the picture last night. eck!

Thanks Teacats!
nhb22
15 years ago
Cute dressing table!
brutuses
15 years ago
Love it, great mom!!
patricianat
15 years ago
Jezebel fabric as suggested by one of the books I read on French furnishings, suggested Jezebel fabric is a couture fabric of high style, high end, i.e., cut velvets, brocades, something maybe of a really well-dressed Parisian society lady or just a high price madame, all of whom had good taste and a sense of style.
newdawn1895
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks newhomebuilder and brutuses.

A high priced Madame, sounds good to me. lol
tinam61
15 years ago
I love it! And how great to be able to use it in your bathroom.

tina
neesie
15 years ago
What a sweet mother! I hope you wrote her a thank-you note for her thoughtfulness!

I have a weakness for antique vanities (dressing tables) and yours looks very much like one I bought at a yard sale a few years back. Mine came with a mirror but no bench. I love your bench! I love finding the right accessories for the top and perfect size containers for the drawers. One of my favorite accessories is a tiny girl size Easter purse in a pastel lavendar. Naturally they go on clearance every year after Easter....

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