Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Coffee table makeover with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

I gave myself a present for Christmas: I finally started my coffee table redo. I had been waiting for Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in 'Old White' to arrive in my mailbox. My package arrived on Friday, so instead of preparing for Christmas dinners and gifts, I started painting this weekend. Good thing that we weren't hosting this year.

Coffe table before

We bought the oak table on Ebay years ago for only 30 €, but I hadn't painted it yet, because of those first years with babies and toddlers. And I was so right! Look at that table top: stains from spilled formula I couldn't remove, milk and chocolate milk, crayon marks, ... a big mess.

Coffee table top before

How to:

1. I removed the wax with a wax remover (in a well ventilated room!)
2. I sanded the top. It wasn't necessary to sand the legs, because I wanted to paint the legs in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint (ASCP). This paint adheres to most surfaces, even if not sanded.
3. I stained the top.
4. I painted everything else in two coats of ASCP 'Old White'.
5. I applied a furniture wax on the ASCP. While rubbing in the wax, I accidently removed a coat of paint, but it gave the table a distressed look. I didn't distress with sanding paper. My kids use this table every day, so they'll distress it in no time :-).
6. I applied two layers of a clear matte varnish on the table top.


Coffee table redo: tutorial

The result I achieved is just what I had in mind. It looks like we bought a new coffee table.

Coffee table top after

I'm linking this post to Southern Hospitality Blog, My Repurposed Life and Miss Mustard Seed.

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas day! Enjoy the rest of the week!

-Goedele-


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32 comments:

  1. Wauw, wat is je salontafel mooi geworden, zo zou ik er ook wel eentje willen, mmmmmmmm, het begint te kriebelen hoor ;)
    Fijne laatste week van het jaar, liefs, Sonja

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    1. Als het dan zo vlotjes/snel gaat als bij dit project, dan begint het bij mij ook te kriebelen om nog veel meer make-overs te doen. In de garage staan er nog twee meubeltjes uit de kringwinkel klaar. Voor jou ook nog een fijne week, geniet nog van de kerstige sfeer!

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  3. Goedele I want to wish you a very merry holiday and what a beautiful table - the outcome is just gorgeous.
    Karen

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    1. Hi Karen, hope you had a great holiday too!!

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  4. Hi Goedele---I hope you and your family had a wnderful Christmas as well. Your table came out just GORGEOUS!! It looks like it came out of a high end store....Beautiful job!! ----Jan

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    1. Hi Jan, I like it when it looks expensive and it wasn't haha :-).

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    1. Tx Tammy. I would like it more if it looked more distressed, but as I explained, I'll let my kids do that :-).

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  6. Wow! It's beautiful! You've worked wonders on the table! Good thing you are so patient!
    Have a lovely holiday season!
    Christine

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    1. Thank you Christine. I'm only patient when it comes to painting furniture ;-).

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  7. The table came out really great!! It looks perfect with the other furniture:)
    ~Lori

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  8. Your table is absolutely beautiful! Nice job!!

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    1. Hi Anne, thank you for the information on the ikea furniture & chalk paint!! I have the Leksvik cabinet with glass doors, but I would like to paint it.

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  9. Love your table! It turned out fabulous!

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    1. Thank you Suzanne! And what a lovely blog you have!

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  10. Absolutly gorgeous!!!! Come do my kitchen one. -Steph-

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    1. Hi Steph, no problem, I'm flying in to Boise, Idaho, tomorrow ;-).

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  11. Your coffee table is wonderful. ASCP is my new favorite thing.

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    1. I'll have a look at your blog to read about your ASCP projects!

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  12. Oh my goodness! I re-did a table just like this one, same color scheme and everything! I used regular paint(not chalk paint). Check it out here:
    http://www.handbagsnpigtails.com/2010/08/coffee-table-transformationcomplete.html Let me know what you think:) And Happy New Year!

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    1. I checked it out, and the tables are really so much alike. But I guess this wasn't so time consuming as yours, because I didn't have to sand the legs (thank you ASCP). And I'm not selling this one, it's a keeper :-).

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  13. Ik maak even een ommetje in blogland om jou een hele fijne oliebollenavond toe te wensen en verder al het goeds wat je maar kunt bedenken voor 2013.
    Bedankt voor al je lieve berichtjes die mij warm maakten tijdens 2012.
    Liefs Gerda

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    1. Dank je wel Gerda! Ik wens je het allerbeste in 2013. Ik heb gisteren nog even aan een Nederlandse kennis gevraagd wat oliebollenavond was. Het lijkt me héél leuk en lekker!

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  14. Your table looks beautiful! I did my coffee table just like this a couple of years ago, and I still love it!
    thanks for sharing at catch as catch can!
    gail

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    1. And thank you for featuring and pinning it!

      Goedele

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    1. Tx! I noticed you wrote about a milk paint giveaway. Are you going to share a milk paint project too?

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  16. Isn't it amazing what you can do with ASCP! Your table turned out beautiful.

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    1. I like ASCP, but when I first used it I had to get used to the consistency.

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