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And on to my coffee table... I know I had mentioned it before, but things have been crazy and I didn
t get a chance to finish it until this weekend!!!
And here it is!! Ta-da!
Here how you do it:
I bought this table for $8 at a garage sale.
First sand and paint a base coat of white.
I then gave it two coats of some beautiful green paint that I had ON HAND! Left over from Jack's nursery.
Once dry, mix your glaze. I mixed a dark chocolate brown I had again ON HAND and worked in small areas.
I used a foam brush because it soaks up a lot of glaze and you're able to work it really well into all the little crevices...so you're glaze color will show up beautifully!
PS-coffee cans make excellent glaze and paint storage containers!
Apply a generous amount of glaze and then lightly wipe off with a papertowel.
See how that nice chocolate brown comes out against the green? Eek! I love it!
When I came across the drawers, I noticed they weren't as banged up as I would like. No problem!
Randomly beat the heck out of them with the butt of a screw driver and you're set.
Check out the finished look!
I was going to buy new knobs, but I decided to save a little doe and spray paint the existing ones white. I liked the chic look, plus they stand out against the green!
I love the way this turned out! And my husband loves it!
Not bad for an $8 table and a $12 can of glaze. Everything else I already had.
I plan on glazing the new dresser too.
And I think I may tackle my old bedroom furniture and give our space some new life!!
Ginger
So cool!!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great! I love that color and how you beat it up for a more distressed look...I'll bet that was a great stress reliever;)
ReplyDeleteYou did an AWESOME job! Love the color and keep the projects coming!
ReplyDeleteThe table is beautiful! I love the green. Thanks for visiting Red Hen Home!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!!
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