Ok, so I didn't
NEED any more furniture projects because my basement and garage were full but when I saw this old coffee table at St. Vinny's I really wanted to take it home. I made myself walk away and I left without it. For days I drove past St. Vinny's: schlepping the kids to school, running to the grocery store, filling up at the gas station and each time I talked myself out of going in. By day four, I had no more will power. I was alone in the car after a haircut appointment and I decided to check to see if the table was still there. I figured it would be gone and then I could stop torturing myself. I walked to the back of the store so fast that I had to double check that I wasn't running- I felt silly being so excited about a table but I couldn't help but smile ridiculously big when I saw the table was still there. I decided that this table would make a great addition to our home. Normally, I sell my pieces but this one seemed like it should stay.
When I finally got to work on it, I started with country gray by Annie Sloan. What a difference! As you can see, Barbie stayed to supervise while eating some much needed pizza.
Now, I could have stopped there. I love this color but I wanted something with more depth and texture so I decided to whitewash next. For this, I used a watery vintage white by CeCe Caldwell. I brushed on the watered down paint in small sections and then wiped it down with a clean rag. I love this look! It definitely looks more weathered.
After this, the whole piece still needs some distressing and I've decided to wax. So I'll post that soon!
