Paris Grey Night Table

This was a garage sale find.  I forgot to take the bofre picture before I removed the hardware.  But you'll see it soon, I left it 'as is' and used it on the finished piece.

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I refinished the top and painted the bottom in Paris Grey (ASCP).  I then waxed the bottom in AS Clear wax.  The top is protected with a wipe-on poly.

Gate Leg Table

I was so excited to find this table at a thrift store.  The store even came down 1/3 of the price.  I had been looking for something like this to double as a sofa table and extra seating for large gatherings.

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  I've decided the Old White is a little too yellow for my personal taste.  For this table I mixed Old White with Pure White for a lovely creamy white color I'm very happy with. (Both ASCP)

I painted the legs with this mix and then waxed with Annie Sloan's clear wax.

Louis Blue End Table

This was a garage sale find.  I love the character!

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I used Louis Blue (ASCP) and whitewashed with Pure White.  Protected with Minwax Wipe-on Poly.

Duck Egg Desk

Found this cute little desk on CL.  I went with Duck Egg Blue (ASCP) and finished with a wipe-on poly.

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End Tables

These tables were brought to me by the gal that purchased the round table.  She wanted the same color.

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They were fun little tables to do and I think they turned out well.





I started with Old White (ASCP) , then used Duck Egg Blue (lightened by Old White).  I protected with Minwax Wipe-on poly.

Round Table

At this point I'm just on the hunt for cheap old furniture to practice on.  I found this round table at the Goodwill.  I knew it wouldn't fit anywhere in the house, but figured it was a good practice piece.

 

I used the same batch of homemade chalk paint that I had used on the night table. I think this one just had too many smooth surfaces, and was needing more coats as some of the old finish kept bleeding through, that it was ending up to be very gloopy. It ended up sitting on my back porch for a few weeks. Enter Annie Sloan. :o)

 

I found that there was a stockist about 30 minutes from me so I stopped in and bought some Old White and Duck Egg Blue. I mixed them, 3 parts Old White and 1 part Duck Egg Blue for a lighter grey-green color. After distressing I protected it with a few coats of Minwax Wipe-on Poly. I love how it turned out!

 

 

 

 

 

This baby was my first furniture sale on Craigslist. I profited enough for a can of ASCP. :o) Also the gal that came and picked them up ended up leaving two end tables that she wanted done in the same color. That post coming soon!

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Night table - small shelf

I came across this little table at a thrift store. The photo was taken when I was texting my daughter to see if she liked it. She did.

 

Being so new to the furniture painting thing, I couldn't see spending the money on Annie Sloan just yet. So I looked around and came upon Alchemy Fine Living's video on making your own chalk paint.  She has great instructional videos so be sure to take a look at all of them.

My experimenting with making my own chalk paint went ok, not great. I think my mistake may have been using a cheaper flat paint that I had on hand instead of looking for something with a satin finish. It seemed like the paint kept getting thicker and thicker until it was really gloopy.  I added more paint but it didn't seem to matter.

Overall, it turned out pretty well and was cute enough for my daughter to put in her room.   I sealed it with Minwax Wipe-on Poly to protect the finish.