A family friend, Karen, gave this white table to me through my mother-in-law. It sat for a little while before I decided what to do with it. It looks like just a plain white table, but this went through college with her son, so believe me, it was gross.
I decided to use Aubusson chalk paint on it, with Paris Grey underneath. Here it is with painted bottom and stripped top. For the top I used a gel stripper and sanded the rest off:
Then I pickled it to age it quickly, then used whitewashes of both grey and blue:
I liked the end result but decided it was too cool so I decided to slap on a coat of dark wax over the entire thing.
Here's the final result:
The picture really doesn't do it justice, but the top is a beautiful blend of warm and cool tones, with occasional hints of blue:
This piece will actually be for sale as soon as I decide on a price! I actually have two chairs I could do to go with the table. Should I do them matching or something different but coordinating? What do you think? Should I chuck the whole chair idea?
i love the aged look to the top, and LOVE the color on the base!
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