$30 Yard Sale Table Get’s a Makeover French Country #30dayflip

by Meredith - Arts & Classy

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I am so excited to be writing about this project today! I have been waiting since November to post this DIY Tutorial. I was inspired to tackle my kitchen for the April Challenge that I am co-hosting with the lovely Jeanette at Snazzy Little Things.

30 yard sale table get s a makeover french country, chalk paint, chalkboard paint, painted furniture

My awesome step-dad was what we call, “yard sailing.” Well I am glad he went “sailing” that day because he scored this amazing wooden small square table!! AND he got it for $30! SCORE!!! I thought this table had great bones and I insisted that he get it… when he was sending me photos (upon arriving the yard sale.)

I stained the table with weathered gray wood stain that I got at Home Depot. It was about $8.50. I also purchased some stain sponges to make the application process easier. I let this stain cure over night after I added a couple layers.

I used my delicate surface painters tape, and Xacto knife, and a straight edge ruler to mask the “white” squares

I took my chalkboard paint and my paint brushes and painted the table top.

When I figured out my plan of attack I decided to dedicate a few days to making this table magical and also add a small bench to it to it for additional seating. Even in my tiny little kitchen. I found a great bench tutorial at Engineer Your Space that is really easy to build.

I decided to to paint a portion of the chairs with the chalkboard paint to match the table. I had a little fun with this part.

I had a nice big cocktail when I was finished with this part of the project! I added some pillows to decorate the bench a little. This is a temporary fix until I upholster both the chair seats and the bench seat and back. This will be a whole different tutorial! - See more at:

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Sandra Harris on Apr 19, 2015
Checkers or chess anyone see table Luke thus at crackel barrel very cool

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Nancy B on Apr 21, 2015
I am in love with all things black and white checkered.

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