Chalkpainting and Distressing an Old Table

I didn't take a before, but this table has appeared in many porch photos.
I purchased it several years ago from a second hand shop.
I wanted to refinish it at the time, because it was so flat a color, but it went reasonably well with the other chalk painted pieces.

Well, I finally decided to tackle it, after Esther (our pug) took to distressing it herself.
It ended up being a bigger project than I thought, because it turned out to be latex paint.

I ended up putting it in the yard, and the heat helped out.
It melted the surface, so I could peel and sand several layers of it off.

I began this project thinking that I wanted to see the wood, but eventually realized the two sides of the top of the table were finished differently.
I ended up chalk painting with Annie Sloan's French Linen,
 white waxing with Jeanne D' Arc, and washing some Annie Sloan Duck Egg.

I went for a little more distressed look.
Some of the primer that had been on it under the latex just didn't want to come off, and I rather like it, when it was sanded way down.

I ended up painting the tabletop in linen and washing the duck egg over the apron and legs and then white waxing the piece.

I really like it now. The old french style table sort of has a Swedish Gustavian color to it now, which I love.

I also finally got around to slightly distressing and waxing the giant armoire, but that's another post.

I was not compensated for this post. I just love these products.





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