Gray Chalk Paint Coffee Table
My mom helped me paint 2 coats of a medium warm grey diy chalk paint onto the table.
Gray chalk paint coffee table. Mar 3 2015 stunning simple gray chalk paint coffee and side table makeover. In preparation for the big move we ve been cleaning up and rearranging furniture. Coffee table gray chalk paint project. The coffee table shown was painted in la chaux candied yam two coats waxed with clear wax and then waxed with the dark wax.
The grey wood pattern and the black wood give this table a modern and stylish look. These tables are now gorgeous. The table was like brand new again. I will preface by saying i am not a chalk paint expert.
And it felt so good. We were thrilled with the consistency and look of the paint it s think and a little bit brush strokey just how i wanted it to look. As if i needed more things to do. Our family room is in the basement and the room is only 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.
The table has been used many places including the toy room as a lego table and a coffee table for our basement. For furniture that will be heavily used such as coffee tables the setting time for the wax is 2 3 weeks. I ve also altered different shades of grey chalk paint by adding a teeny tiny pinch of green turquoise teal or beige in my paints too or using those as a based coat under the layered grey to keep the grey colors of the pieces different. You could probably call it a den.
If you want your coffee table to be the center of the room this is how you do it. The distressed white paint with a rich wooden top is perfect for any living room. This gorgeous one with chalk paint. But first let me give you some background on why my coffee table needs to be so narrow.
There was an immediate satisfaction of painting over the water stains and burns. Gray chalk paint coffee and side table. Instead of using the annie sloan clear wax to seal the top of the table i tried out this clear polycrylic protective finish. Furniture chalk paint tutorial.
I love grey painted furniture and have several pieces that i ve painted in my home. Once i started chalk painting the coffee table gray it was love at first sight. 8 let dry and enjoy your new old furniture. I used annie sloan chalk paint in pure white on the top of the table and paris grey on the bottom 2 coats of each.
I honestly haven t been loving the annie sloan wax finish on my vanities in our bathroom. We used a brush to paint everything to give it that vintage worn effect. I added two more coats of gray chalk paint for a total of three coats of chalk paint.