The shout went out, "Put your best foot forward!" The table leg obeyed. She didn’t care that her foot was peeling, cracked and rough. It was her best. It was more than enough.
photo: A peeling red table leg knows her stuff. Genuine antique.
Give it your best Shot
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39 responses to “Give it your best Shot”
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Love you darling one……….
Happy Friday.
Have a great weekend.
Love and hugs
Jeanne -
Corey, loving the photo. 🙂
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Beautiful as it is! Loved the ballet video – such interesting choreography! Thank you for dropping by my blog yesterday – it was such a delightful surprise to see there! Have a wonderful weekend.
Manuela -
Be still my heart!
I love peeling painted furniture.
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Wow…how shabby chic 🙂
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I can identify with that table leg on a Friday morning at 6am, still trying to adjust to the work schedule after summer…and then after watching the video, I am actually energized!!! What a treat. Thank you for sharing…and for sharing yourself with a visit to my blog…how do you do such great work DAILY??? Amazing, Corey!
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That is SO gorgeous to me… wonderful photo!
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There is something about this image that grabs me and draws me in. I want to touch it.
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The genuine antique and the video with the geniune pink/red dancer – perfect for my Pavarotti’s music mood today.
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Alot to be said for peeling old legs!!
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When I see a piece like this my mind conjures up the people circled around the table, the food that graced its top – the conversations and secrets that it has heard. Not just a piece of furniture, it becomes a living entity.
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Sad to say, but that sort of looks like my leg.
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WONDERFUL PINK color!
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What a powerful RED post! That You tube was a great surprise! Especially moving to see backstage. It’s always so uplifting to spend time with you!
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just stopping by for my daily inspiration! i will put my best sandaled foot forward today!!
happy belated birthday to french husband…your wonderful post for him reminded me of dali’s le papillon $au rocher! -
Gorgeous! Texture and time do wonders for furniture and women. They become more beautiful. Love this! xxxooo
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It really is a great photo Corey, but somethin in me just wants to grab a big ol’ wire brush and have at it! 🙂 Now, that’s not a very shabby chic thought at all, is it? Have a great french weekend!
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Outstanding picture Corey and a terrific link from Center Stage. Fun and lively way to start my morning. Annie
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you know your stuff too dear corey! i loved that dance video especially the choice of music. made me want to start dancing!
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Corey welcome home!! I am just catching up here and have missed much!
I see a NEW look to your blog..a lovely change!
I also want to take a tool and peel off that paint but then I am just asking for another task so just I’ll leave it!! Happy weekend to you!!
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oops… a type error..~I’ll just leave it!~
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Now that is the type of antique I like!! I have a few tables that look as tho’ they put their best foot forward and those are my favorites!
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Give your best, that’s all anyone can ask for.
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I love coming to your site! Such eye candy!
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“Peeling, cracked, and rough…” Hey, that sounds like my feet!
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I love things like this . . . is that the original paint??
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I looove stuff like this — found lots of it north of Mexico — but this color is so pretty.
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To me, this has such a flavor of items that were around when I was a child that it makes me almost home-sick. The stories are apparent in all of the texture! Wonderful photo and post!
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This is beautiful Corey ~ I love cracked & peeling paint more than the brand new look.
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the weathered table is just beautiful, worth restoring and the wood looks still good to me. i’ll bet it’s one of your moms treasures once belonging to her garden. i’m sure she’ll find a new place for it.
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This is MY kind of paint job. Loverly pic and find!
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Our best is always more than enough, isn’t it? Even if we’re a antique, like that table…
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how sad is it that I thought….I am dealing with enough lead paint with the toys manufactured in China, ?? But I do love old rusty paint peeling stuff!
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I love your post and the sentiment it conveys with such simplicity of words. You really should transfer your blog into a book. I would buy it!
When are you going to treat us to a YouTube of you and FH dancing?
~elaine~ from SoCal
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I love this color and this patina . It looks terrific !!!
I have to try to make the same …
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Hi Melanie
I didn’t make this. I saw this table in an abandon house. Though I’d love to learn to create a patina this realistic! -
I own this table, or something close. 2 drop leaves and these lathed legs. It’s my dining room table, replete with good memories, though missing its internal leaves (I have only the drop leaves). I vote for natural wood (mine is oak).
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Even old pink is pretty.
Poetry under the table? I once left my journal in a restaurant by mistake. When I went back later that day looking for it, I found it under a table being used to steady a wobbly table. -
This photo is so beautiful. It grabs me. I’m not sure why…. the color… the subject… the texture…I just love it!
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ok…it’s settled, after watching the video…i shall wear read for my first belly dancing performance!
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