This is the little darling table I found that needed a little love. It has wonderful detail that I thought would look great if it was highlighted.
Below are the not so wonderful before pictures. I took them for my own purposes not intending to show them to anyone so they are not very good quality and are difficult to view. I think you'll get the point though. It was an ugly brown from who knows what era but non the less still had potential. Please excuse the printer below and the lamp on the floor. Ha ha.
Ok, this is where it got scary. I got out my little jar of blue chalk paint and slapped it on. Holy cow! It was neon blue. I stopped right there afraid of what my husband would say. To my surprise he didn't really even notice so I decided to charge ahead and continue with the neon blue. I figured it would be a first coat, a primer if you will. I painted a second coat and it darkened slightly. I then decided to use dark wax. That is where is got pretty. The wax totally changed the color from neon blue to this glorious midnight/navy blue. I then used a little bit of rub and buff on the hardware and some of the raised areas. It was handsome! I still felt it needed a little more love so that is where I took it outside (now that the snow was starting to melt and it was 58 degrees) and spray paint the legs to give it a gold dipped look.
I am just in love with the finished product. It is so handsome. I will be sad to see this one go but I know that whoever gets it will give it a good home and cherish it as much as I.
Check it out on Etsy. Link below:
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