How do you feel about pink?
I don’t mean just any pink but vintage pink.
You know like this pink.
A little tattered…faded….rusty and…..chippy.
With a little bit of white peeling off.
You know how much I LOVE white!
But lately I have been starting to add just a bit more pink to my home.
Mostly in my kitchen.
About a year ago I found this old scale.
Only it was all pink.
So I thought I should paint over it white!
WHAT!?
Yep that’s what I said I painted it white.
I knew when I was painting it I would later regret doing that.
Yesterday I decided I wanted to the pink back.
I tried sanding it off well it did not work.
I wanted to strip the paint off without stripping it off all.
I had some of those Mr.Clean magic erasers and decided to try that.
Well it worked!!!
I love this old vintage pink showing through the white!
And that little bit of rust too!
I love the petite leaves on this plant.
Plants are another way to bring color and life into your home.
Have you ever painted anything and regretted doing so?
Glad I was able to change this back.
I actually like it better with the white too!
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Oh Anne, I love your scale! I have such a thing for them 🙂 The shabby white over the pink is just perfect. Im so glad you were able to get the pink to show through. It is gorgeous!!
Hugs,
Amy
Another great use for those magic sponges. I guess that’s why they’re call magic. I love the scale with the white and the pink showing through. Looks like it aged naturally like that.
Anne you gotta love those Magic erasers!!!!! I love how this came out. It is so chippy and pretty. Love it.
Kris
Well you may have just invented a new way to distress things!!!
It looks gorgeous with the pink ” peaking ” through!
Hugs,
Suzan
Looks good with a touch of both colors. You know how much I love weathered and worn. Some of my favorite effects were mistakes I attempted to correct.
Never been a fan of pink but I could easily be persuaded with this! You always make me jealous!! x
Wow, you invented a new paint technique without even trying! I do love vintage pink, but with a house full of male folk I don’t use it. I was dreaming the other day, if I ever had a guest bedroom with an adjoining bathroom I would love to use a pink toile shower curtain in there. Anyway…back to your scale. It is so pretty! I love the chippy look that you’ve achieved!
That is an awesome scale Anne. I love the pink and sure wish it would go in our home. Fits beautifully in yours.
She’s a beauty…love your pink shining through!
Blessings,
Cindy
I love it and I love those magic eraser sponges. Oh yeah, several painting regrets, but they’re outnumbered by the painting projects that were good choices.
How cute and heavens yes I have painted and regretted.
Pretty in pink! and of course I’ve regretted paint jobs!! I’m looking at two of them right now. Wonder how many coats of paint I can actually put on a piece of furniture…
It makes such a gorgeous vignette! Glad you were able to change it back. Aren’t those magic erasers the invention of the century?! Definitely goes in a time capsule! LOL
Fabulous job as always.
Hugs,
Patti
I would never have thought of it but it sure does look nice! Love the scale. Nancy
So glad you could take the white off the scale and bring it back to the pink you wanted. It’s beautiful!
Love the scale! I must confess that I would have never painted over the pink, but that’s just me, I’m kind of in love with pink! LOL! I agree…those magic erasers are totally MAGIC!!!
Love the scale…it looks great with the white and pink!!
~Cindy
Great job recovery some of that pink! I love the way it looks with the white “worn” away. The fresh green of the plant is a really pretty touch, too!
Jeanette @ Creating a Life
Your scale turned out perfect! I love the pink showing through. Isn’t it funny how we change our mind about things? Sometimes I leave things the way they are for a bit–just in case I change my mind!
I believe this pretty scale would be perfect in any colour, but I have a soft spot for pink anyway…
Hi Anne. Love the scale and it now has just the right amount of white AND pink. Good tip of the Mr. Clean eraser. Thanks for sharing that.. That’s a sweet little plant, real greenery always looks good..Happy Sunday..Judy
What a sweet scale! The pink and white work so well together! One of those “happy accidents”. I love pink but don’t have any all pink rooms. I love to use the color as little happy accents here and there – so cheery! Hugs, Leena
Love love love your scale!!
I love Cece Caldwell’s Portland Rose and we are working on an armoire with that color over Vintage White.
We will be doing the plant stand I bought 16 years ago at the ROCKFORD ANTIQUE MALL. It has pieces of antique dishes on top of it. Will do it just the Vintage White color. We just did a small teacart and a small tilt top table pink. Mostly we are doing white.
So pretty! I love this 😉
Jamie @ somuchbetterwithage.com
Love the scale…thanks for the magic eraser tip!
I just love your scale, Anne. And I pretty much love anything in pink, any shade of it (except for maybe Pepto-Bismol pink).
oh, my a pink scale?! i was given a scale, but, it orange…i think i might know what to paint it now! thanks for the inspiration!
I like the pink! So good to know another great use for those amazing Magic Erasers. Is there anything those little things can’t do?
xo
jeanne