Salt & Pepper

Am I actually showing you a salt and pepper shaker makeover on my blog?

Uh, yes I am.

For many years I've owned this oak salt and pepper set.

I could have just bought a new set, but I love this pepper grinder.

Both s&p function really well.

So I wanted to keep them.

 

 

Right before we moved from Illinois I went on a painting frenzy.

Chalk paint is expensive and I couldn't move it, so I was looking around for things to paint.

Why not my salt and pepper set?

I mean they couldn't look any worse.

The color I used is called graphite.

This is before I applied dark wax.

 I actually don't like the color without the wax.

 

 

Once you you use clear then dark wax the color becomes much richer.

I guess I would call it charcoal gray.

I could have painted the set white, but then it would show dirty fingerprints all the time.

Now I'm showing you a close up of my salt shaker.

I feel like such a weirdo right now.

Hey, can't have my pepper grinder feeling left out!
 

Oh yes and as you can see I distressed the piece a bit after the paint dried.

I keep my salt and pepper set on a vintage butter dish.

It's a really pretty piece I found at a yard sale for $1.00.

I practically ran back to the car after I paid for it to make sure no one would take it from me.

:)

I keep my kosher salt in this cute little jar from Anthropologie.

And now you know more about my salt and pepper than you ever wanted to know!

 

 

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Write by: AN - Tuesday, November 20, 2012