As you may know from an earlier post, I love green-ish blue-ish. The color catches my eye wherever I see it. I particularly love the aqua color that is found in nautical chart maps.
Actually, I like all the colors on the map and all the markings land and sea.
After seeing Miss Mustard Seed’s magic with sheet music (including her sheet music dresser and sheet music wreath), I thought it might be fun to do something similar with old nautical maps. My first attempt was a paper cone wreath…..
I did several of these until I got the hang of it. I thought I’d try something on a smaller scale–paper ornaments since you can do multiples in much less time. While the possibilities are endless, I found one version that I liked at Under the Table and Dreaming and just followed the instructions.
Now on to furniture! My friend found this simple side table at a yard sale and thought it might be something I would be interested in painting. He was right!
I decided to paint the table in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Duck Egg Blue.
To add interest to the plain table top, I added a Compass Rose.
I painted the Compass Rose in ASCP Country Grey and Old White highlighting the table edges in Country Grey.
I used decoupage medium to secure the map to the dawer front and added a monkey fist drawer pull in place of the original.
I finished the piece with Annie Sloan’s Clear and Dark wax, slightly distressing it in the process.
If you happen to have any out of date chart maps that you no longer need, please send them my way. I can certainly put them to good use!
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Nancy, love what you’ve done with your nautical charts. Love the ornaments and that table is so beautiful. Where have you been getting your nautical chart maps?
Hi Danielle, The outdated chart maps were in a box of old navigational supplies that we found in storage. I’m always on the look out for more!
I love it! Nice work nancy!
Nancy! OMG these are beatiful!! ! The wreath is brilliant! You should link these up!
Thanks Jessica! I just linked up!
Love it, Nancy!
Wow, these are beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration.
I wonder if you could check the link to the ornament instructions? I’ve tried several times and get an error message. (Would love to make these!)
Thanks.
Thanks Cheri! The link should work now…
Just found your blog. Your map wreath is gorgeous. I too am a lover of green-ish blue-ish. Everything you have done would look great in my lake house. The side table with the compass rose is perfection!
Thanks Gina!
You did a fabulous job… so creative!
Thanks Julie!
I just made a compass table, you might want to look at it on my blog, no map though!
http://www.followyourheartwoodworking.blogspot.ca/2012/08/making-side-table-my-own-way-part-4.html
Julie,
Love your version! Just visited your post–looks great!
Nancy
I just found your website. Thank you – your site is great. I love the Compass Rose table. Where did you get the stencil for the Compass Rose?
Debbie
Hi Debbie, Thanks! I didn’t have a stencil. I just used a piece of chalk and a ruler to draw it out. I googled ‘how to draw a compass rose’ and found an example that I followed. Hope this helps!
Nancy, I love what you did with the table. I have the perfect table I would love to transform just like yours to use at our family river house. Do you have a link with the directions, paint colors, etc. I could print? I’ve got to do this wonderful project.
Thanks,
Kellie
Hi Kelly,
Thanks! The paint colors are Chalk Paint™ decorative paint by Annie Sloan in Duck Egg Blue, Old White & Country Grey. I drew the Compass Rose on the Duck Egg painted surface with chalk and a ruler then painted it Old White and Country Grey. The chart maps were just cut to size and attached to the draw front with decoupage medium. The painted surfaces were sealed with Annie Sloan Soft Wax and antiqued with Annie Sloan Dark Wax.