Custom Blue Chalk Painted Table With Pallet Board Top

Brepurposed
by Brepurposed
Ever really wanted to start on a project but realize you don't have the paint you need and you're too lazy to go to the store? Happens to me more often than I'd like to admit. Luckily there's a solution. Mix leftover paints!
I had just bought a small sample pot of Annie Sloan's Provence, but decided I wanted something a little richer. Remembering I had some Napoleonic Blue left over, I decided to give mixing a try.
I’ve never really mixed any colors of paint before, but I’m so glad I decided to for this project. I used a ratio of around 3:1 (3 parts Napoleonic and 1 part Provence), and I got the most beautiful blue.


I was so glad the blue looked just as good on my table as it did in my little mixing can, but for some reason I just wasn’t happy with it being solid blue. I’ve been using a whitewash effect lately on wood and thought maybe I should try it on my table. I had plenty of Provence left over and lightly dipped my brush into the pot and then used a paper towel to dab most of it off. With a semi dry brush, I started painting over the blue and got an amazing effect that made the blue look worn and distressed.
I did some distressing around the edges and then finished the table in clear wax.


For the top I followed these steps:


1 :: Cut your wood to size.


2 :: Lightly sand your wood.


3 :: Stain your wood using your color of choice. I used Minwax’s Dark Walnut.


4 :: Dip your brush in your paint and remove most of it by dabbing it onto a paper towel.


5 :: Lightly paint your wood to get the whitewashed effect.


6 :: Sand again to achieve a more distressed look.


I attached the wood using Gorilla Glue Epoxy.
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