Luke & Duke Get a "Sophisticated" Makeover!

by Lisa Marie

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Bought these cute little step tables and I truly had no idea exactly what I wanted to do with them. I knew I wanted to go dark, which is out of my comfort zone, completely.

luke duke get a sophisticated makeover , chalk paint, painted furniture

Started by cleaning and light sanding... as usual. There was a missing piece of trim so I had to build that... my first time doing anything like that!

So i used clay to mold a shape of the one next to it... then i used bondo and placed it in the mold -- let it dry and peeled away the clay.. i cleaned it up much better than this pic is showing but i forgot to take another pic! Then I used wood glue to attach to the spot!

I knew I wanted to decoupage over the leather on the bottom... I have only done it 2 times before.. .so I cut this awesome wrapping paper I found to size... put it on.. and realized that the pattern was the WRONG WAY! Oh well, had to remove all of that glue and paper.. and start again! Learned a lesson there!

After the wrapping paper was applied, I used a white wax to dry brush around and highlight the details...

I knew it needed something else though. I knew I was going to make the handles a gold... so I thought maybe if I added a little gold to the drawer front by dry brushing... and it looked odd because it was the only gold on the entire thing (besides hardware) -- So then I decided to add it to the highlights... and voila! The piece started coming alive!

Detail shot with the gold accents

Gold around the leather area... top looks torn on purpose!

Side...

Luke & Duke Love....

Before & After~

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Chalk paint in Black Bean - heirloom traditions (online)
Wrapping paper (Homegoods)
White wax
Gold wax

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Peggy on May 28, 2016
Did you use the same chalk paint to paint over the leather on the tabletop?

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ANA on May 28, 2016
Love the result! Can you use a more shinny finish over chalk paint? I noticed they always mention wax, which doesnt give more shine

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Jennie Lee on May 28, 2016
Did you put anything over the gift wrap to protect it from wet glasses, etc. ?

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Kathy O'Reilly on Jun 18, 2016
I have these two exact tables that were my grandmothers. I recently painted my room and want to match the table instead of throwing them away, This is the exact project I was looking for. I will have to take before and after photos. Thank you for the inspiration.

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- Lisa Marie on Jun 24, 2016
  Youre welcome! def. share your before and afters!
  
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Kathy O'Reilly on Jun 18, 2016
My tables names will be Bert and Henri-after my grandmother and grandfather.

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