Child's Table & Chairs - After

And here's the finished product. The color IS a bit bright and, believe it or not, pink is probably my LEAST favorite color in existence. I used a fabric swatch from the little rocker I'd just completed to be my inspiration for color choice. As I thought about my plan of attack, pink became the final color choice.

The flower design wasn't an initial part of the plan. As I prepped the pieces for painting, though, the thought of looking at a HUGE field of bright pink every day unsettled my nerves a bit. I finally realized creating a pattern from the already adorable rocker seat fabric would be a wonderful way to tie the two pieces together, since the frames would be in completely different colors. I ended up doing the initial graphic design for the flower with a compass, protractor and graph paper. That allowed me to transfer the image and enlarge it to a big sheet of trace, which I then used to transfer with graphite to the table top. I painted the petals in by hand with acrylic paint and then top coated everything to prevent chipping.

I cannot tell you how happy I was when all was said and done. More importantly, my daughter adores this table. And, whenever the cousins come over, it's everyone's favorite place to sit down and dine.