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Quartz Beads on Faux Grey Marble Pedestal Table

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This little wooden table has been transformed. The faux marble surface is painted in a range of soft greys on the 14″ round top.  A bead necklace of pale green, lavender and pink quartz with a lotus motif pendant is painted in Trompe l’oeil style.  The necklace looks real enough to pick up and wear!  Of course the marble illusion is painted on the underside too! I kept the colors on the pedestal soft and a little mottled, and paired them with creamy off white and just a little bit of gold banding.   The table stands 25″ tall and weighs 5.5 pounds.  $150.00 plus shipping and handling. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this table.

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Table with Scrabble-like Game Board and Faux Marble

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This vintage table was probably designed to hold a television back when televisions were big and fat, but as soon as I saw it I knew it had a higher purpose! It stands 27 1/2 inches tall and its top is 24″ X 21″. And it does something special!  The whole top turns 360 degrees in BOTH directions!!! What better use than to play Scrabble on!!!  I painted a faux pink marble top with a regulation size Scrabble-like board centered in the middle. Yes, I know, there are no labels on the pink, red and blue squares, but if you love to play Scrabble then you know what the colors mean without the labels, right?   I also painted all four of the table’s side skirts with soft pink wild roses for a touch of charm.  It is sturdy with legs that can be easily unscrewed and removed for transport.

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Click the link ‘Sue Banks on Etsy’ if you are interested in possibly purchasing of this piece.

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Scallops on a Faux Marble Lazy Susan

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This was one of the most challenging subjects requested of me by a client. Scallop sea shells!  I had no idea before doing research for this piece how varied Scallop shells were. A Special thank you to my seashell and starfish collecting friends for loaning me so many specimens as models!  I especially enjoyed painting the insides of the shells.   Particularly difficult were the grey toned shells from Cape Cod because the tops were dark while the deeper grooves were light colored. This made creating depth a real challenge.   I am so pleased with the way the star fish came out, as well as some of the other kinds of sea shells!  And the barnacles! They were great little details to paint.   Since the underside of the lazy Susan (supplied by the client) was as finely finished as the top, it is just as easy to use upside down, therefore I painted it a faux pink marble as an alternative.

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Green Marble table with Jade Beads

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This small side table is painted with a faux marble surface and trompe l’oeil jade beads that appear to have been casually dropped there. The necklace looks ready to scoop up and put on, doesn’t it?  The key is in the shadows!  The table has graceful legs with carved knees which I gilded gold. I included a photo here of the faux marble surface before I painted the beads.  This now charming table was a rescue from a tag sale and it looked unsalvageable when I took it home.  It had been painted with such thick black paint that the drips could almost be peeled off! I stripped it and sanded it. The broken trim on one side had been ridiculous attached with a hot glue gun! Needless to say I removed it, cleaned it up, molded a little missing length and reattached it so well that even I am not sure which side I fixed!