A Story of A Table Rescued From The Trash!

Hubby and I went to Kansas to visit my son last fall.

As I was sitting on his front porch, admiring the details of this table,  I asked about it. My son's girlfriend said that her Grandma had given it to her. I guess that she used it for a while, but no longer wanted it and it was destined for the trash.

I told her to let me have it and I can transform it and they could have it back.  They said that no matter what I did with it, they did not want it back.

Before

Initially, I was going to do some kind of MacKenzie Childs look to it. But knowing that I was also not going to keep it and that my daughter needed another end table for her apartment, I decided to make this my first project with Annie Sloan's chalk paint and wax! Have you tried it yet?


I have found these things about this popular chalk paint:

a) It goes on very easily without much prep of the piece first and no priming needed.

b) The cost of the paint was somewhat expensive but it goes a long way, so the cost factor  becomes less.

c) The dark wax is difficult to control even though I was very careful to use very little and wiped the brush on a paper towel first before applying. The clear wax does all the magic with aging and bringing out the beauty of the chalk paint.

d) Overall, I would not want to use this chalk paint on every piece I have to paint, BUT I do love the ease and outcome of this look. And with the right furniture piece, this paint is really cool paint.

For this table I used the Old Ochre and then topped it with the Old White.

I used the clear wax overall, distressed it, then highlighted the distressing with the dark wax. I then did a follow-up all over wax with the clear.  The charm came when the wax sat overnight then the luster happened when I buffed it the next day! This is a fun product for anyone to use.

The camera's eye just doesn't do these pieces justice as in real life. I have seen many beautifully done chalk paint furniture on Blogland, but now that I have used it myself, I know the beauty this chalk paint can bring to furniture.

See the egg & dart detail. The carving. The spindle legs. The little balls on the ends.

I am surprised when someone wants to throw away a perfectly good piece of furniture. With a bit of love (and elbow grease), this beauty can be used and enjoyed for years to come.

Now my daughter will enjoy this piece.

NOTE: You should be able to click on most of the pictures to enlarge to see further details.
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