Once upon a time, long, long ago (1969 to be exact), in a land called Arkansas, there lived a very young bride-to-be. She was to be married in August, so in the heat of the Arkansas Summer, she was re-doing furniture for their very tiny first house. With no money to spare, she raided her parent's attic for finds to enable her turn their first house into a home. One of the pieces she tackled was a vintage smoking stand.
She wanted to use one of the "new" antiquing paint kits. Since her kitchen appliances would be Avocado Green (It was either that or Harvest Gold - the 2 appliance colors in that ancient time), she decided to "antique" the piece green. She spent two days outside, in high temperatures, with an obnoxious smelling stripper, but she was determined to bring a masterpiece into their new home.