I wasn't sure I wanted to do red, every where I look right now everyone is painting the furniture white or that blue color that is so popular. I loved the look of both those colors but blue just wasn't working with my decor and right now with white walls (that we can't paint) I just couldn't do that, I needed color!
I had a heart attack when I started painting the red because it looked purple! But it ended up drying a beautiful red that I am very happy with. Yes that is my foot in the picture below, I couldn't get an accurate dipiction of the red we used, in the pictures it just looked too bright but I found if the flash was focused on something else (such as a foot) it was closer... so there you go...
We painted the top cream to add some contrast and I really like it, then I sanded the edges for that antiqued look... I also used a little stain on the cream which you can't see in the picture because it's not actually done yet. If you look above the armoire behind the baby gate next to the front door there is a little table that I got for $7 dollars at a yard sale and I painted that to match the armoire. It's kind of fun having furniture that matches (which I've never had before) even if I had to make it.
(This looks better in person)
These are some frames that I got on clearance at Michaels and painted them to match as well...Any way I've been having fun doing all these projects, now I plan to work on my bedroom... We've lived here for a year and I have nothing hung in there and I have just barely moved the furniture to where I like it now... It takes my brain such a long time to be creative!