Ever come across any mass-produced furniture that was too cheap to pass up, but so boring it kinda stumped you in a design vision? I find that the most simple and common pieces of furniture are usually the hardest ones to design for me. I don’t know what it is…but the only way for me to break that creative block is to use lots of color and force those “builder-grade” pieces to become refreshed and unique pieces.
Before these tables got a fresh makeover, they needed some cleaning up. They sat in the back of our furniture pile for nearly a year before I figured out exactly what I wanted to with them. They were dirty, scratched, and the previous finish was sort of an orange country stain. Same kinda pieces you’ve seen before in furniture ads in the Sunday paper.
I used my sprayer to apply two coats of Country Chic Paint’s “Elegance.” I have used this color a few other times like on this Cottage Style Dresser and this French Country Themed Desk. It is definitely a bright and pretty color! It reminds me of spring coming around just as winter thaws out and what better way to celebrate warm weather than by painting with this gorgeous blue? It does have hints of green in it so it definitely pairs well with bright and bold colors.
The tops were stripped, sanded and stained with 4 coats of Old Barn Stain in Saddle Brown. This stain is super easy to use and dries really quickly so this helped speed up the process of finishing these tables. I wanted something to contrast with the blue, but also enhance that rustic look I was going for. I loved that the wood grain came through beautifully. Hard to tell there was scratches all across the top just a few days ago.
I salvaged these pulls from another piece of furniture. They were black with chipping paint, so I used Country Chic Paint’s Metallic Crème in Belt Buckle to give these card catalog holders a smoky bronze color. The crème was thick and had wonderful coverage and made giving the hardware a new look so easy! It also dried to a hard finish so they can make it through years of use.
Lining the drawers is one of my favorite parts of the process. I had some leftover paper from our Farmstead Dresser/TV Console that went perfect with this color. I love using fun paper to help dress up and finish off all my pieces.
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