Monday, April 30, 2012

Table Makeover

This was a Coffee Table I Got through the Classifieds.
Found it Online,
and Asked (Begged?) for it for Christmas.
These are what I used to Sand the Table.
Its 60 Grit 
After Sanding.
Note: I Didn't take All the Finish off,
Just Scratched it Enough to Give it some Gripping Power for the Paint.
After Sanding, I always wipe things Off with a Wet Paper Towel.
Primed.
I Used "High Hiding Primer"
it was What I had on Hand
[I Had a Scratching and Priming Buddy]
This is What I used to Sand Between my coats of Paint.
Then wipe off with a Wet Paper Towel.
These are the Paint Brushes I used for this Project.
I wanted to avoid the brush strokes of a Paint Brush,
but needed something to get in all those cracks!
And? I Didn't feel Guilty throwing them Away!
Two Coats of Paint.
Sanding in Between Coats with the "Between Coats" Sanding block
Then, Before Doing My Final Tops Coats,
(Glaze and Polycrylic)
I sanded it with this,
(and then Wiped it Down with wet paper Towel)
It gives it a Smooooooth Finish.
This is My Tintable Glaze.
This is What I use to put all the Dark Spots,
and Details on My Table.
It Comes Clear,
Mine is Tinted to
"Fired Earth" by Valspar.
For the Glaze:
Work in a Small Area,
I used a Foam Brush and Brush the Glaze on,
then took a wet paper towel and removed it-
keeping it darker where I wanted it darker,
and removing most of the glaze where I wanted it Lighter.
You can always add more, if You decide to later!
This is the Polycrylic,
I always put a coat or two on at the End.
The Color that I used,
was Called
"Secluded Garden" by Valspar in Satin Finish.
Oh, and the Crystal Knobs.
LOVE the Crystal Knobs.

I Used the Same Steps that I used in
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6 comments:

Karen Mary Butterfly said...

Wow. It looks great. Love the color and crystal hardware. You inspire me to get going on some painting projects and more importantly let me daughter help more when she asks :)

Christina Logan said...

Great work! It looks beautiful. Nice to have "helpers"!

Carolyn said...

I love how the table turned out! Great job.

Carolyn
{my simple messterpiece}

Grandma said...

BEEA-U-TI-FUL! Love the crystal hardware, too!

Sarah said...

Oh, can you just stop?! That is amazing!! Did Ryan have any idea he was going to marry someone so creative and handy--not to mention beautiful--and resourceful?!
Great color choice, AND I love the cute little tray of decor on top.
Awesome.

Unknown said...

Oh my word, I follow you on Pinterest and then I saw you were married to Ryan. He was my FHEBrother and a good friend I'm so glad he married someone awesome say hi for me. Julie