Distressed Chalk Paint Coffee Table
You don t want those sand shavings sticking to your paint.
Distressed chalk paint coffee table. My other chalk paint makeovers playlist chalk painted fu. And i shared my tips and tricks with you all in the ever popular post the beginner s guide to annie sloan chalk paint. This a big upgrade from your run of the mill coffee table. A coffee table may get rid of each these difficulties.
Product links are below. I ve been thinking about getting a coffee table for my living room for a while now but just haven t wanted to spend the money to buy a new one. After that layer was dry it was the fun part distressing the table. And i got to experience the magic of working with chalk paint by annie sloan for myself when i transformed our hot drinks station table into a bright and beautiful provence painted wonder.
Clean the sand shavings off the table and sweep the area around you. I added two coats of the white linen chalk paint. This mapped out one with parisian accents. I ve heard great things about this chalk paint so i thought i d give it a shot and find a used coffee table to refinish.
Coffee tables are among the most crucial and functional sections of furniture adorning the living room. Modern i love the chippy distressed look you can achieve with chalk paint but you can also skip the distressing for a more modern look. This checkered one with steel wool. See more ideas about painted coffee tables diy furniture and furniture makeover.
So i responded to a couple online ads for used coffee tables and found two similar french provincial style coffee tables that i. You can achieve a similar look with wood stain but it s so cool that she made parts of her table lighter. Flip the table upside down and work on the legs first. I re painted our beach inspired coffee table s beach inspired console table and thrifted mirror just to name a few.
You can use a fast coffee table or even a tiny around dining table or whatever sort of table takes your fancy. The distressed white paint with a rich wooden top is perfect for any living room. Easy affordable diy tutorial that shows you how to use annie sloan s chalk paint and a little distressing to update a dated wooden dining table. Come and have a look to see how i give this old coffee table a completely new look with chalk paint.
I used a very rough grit sandpaper 80 with a medium to light touch and went to work sanding off the white chalk paint layer on the parts of the table i thought would wear naturally with age like the corners of the legs and top.