Thrifty Coffee Table Makeover

by Diane Weeks

I found this unique table at our local Habitat for Humanity Store. I've been looking for just the right table for our small living space.

thrifty coffee table makeover, painted furniture

Of course it had to be painted. I purchased Lowe's Valspar paint and primer tinted with the Noir colour. I made my own chalk paint. I cleaned the table up and gave the top of the table a light sanding due to the varnish.

I love how unique this table is. The legs have this cool spiral look. It was easier to paint than I thought it would be.

The table had a square like piece at each corner top and bottom. It took me awhile to decide how I was going to paint this piece. I decided to use a darker colour for the table and an off white for the corners.

I applied clear wax to the entire base of the table. I also applied a small amount of dark wax to the white corners. I applied polyurethane to the top of the table.

My furniture has white slipcovers so I thought a black table with the white square corners would work well in our living space.

The black (very, very dark grey) table works well with the other black décor in the living room.

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Holly Eaton Clements on Nov 08, 2015
How do you make your own chalk paint and does it work as well as store bought ?

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Dee on Nov 08, 2015
Hi there :) love your table it's really fab ! Hope this is not a silly question: how do you manage not to have brush marks ? And briefly: best paints to use ?

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Wendy Tellson Armistead on Nov 09, 2015
Hi Holly, So..does your recipe make chalk paint like the Annie Sloane type?...same sheen,no brush strokes? I am doing up furniture for charity and the Annie S. or similar chalk paints are very costly..it would be great to be able to make something comparable..I am presuming for the different colours, you are using regular emulsion?? Wendy

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Wendy Johnson on Nov 10, 2015
It does indeed look fabulous with your other things. Very nice job.

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- Diane Weeks on Nov 10, 2015
  @Wendy Johnson Thanks so much!
  
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Wendy Tellson Armistead on Nov 11, 2015
Thanks, Holly..great ideas..W

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