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GRANDMA'S TABLE
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Dianna Jensen
(IC: homeowner)
5 Materials
$25
5 Hours
Easy
I needed a table to fit in between my two wing back chairs that I had just finished and I remembered that I had one I bought from a neighbor. It was the perfect size.
I knew that it didn't need sanded to use chalk paint but my husband got up one morning and decided to to me a favor and sand the top of the table. I stopped him and said it wasn't necessary. SO...to save a step...don't bother to sand the furniture.
Let hubby stain the legs. Then I painted the top with COCO Annie Sloan chalk paint. I liked the old weathered look so I painted and then wiped off some of the paint to show the under layer.
I found a free french post card from www.thegraphicfairy.com
I used a lighter and burned the edges of the paper. Have a wet rag to blot the flame on the edges. Next, I used some of the coco chalk paint and brushed across the paper. I didn't like the white so I got a coffee filter pad like you get when you stay in a hotel and got it wet. I then squeezed it dry and then rubbed it across the paper until I got all of the white out and it was now a soft brown color.
Used a coffee filter with coffee in it to dye the white paper. Notice the burn marks around the paper.
I then used mod podge to apply the paper on the table applying only on the back side. I rubbed it with my fingers to get all of the bubbles out and all the edges down. Then I used 3 coats of Minwax clear satin polyethylene.
I put the table in between the 2 chairs that I had chalked painted a few days before.
This table finished was custom made to match my 2 wing back chairs that I had painted Coco Brown with Annie Sloan Paint.
I now have 2 chairs and a table that go together that I call my HAPPY PLACE.
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Suggested materials:
- Coco Annie Sloan Chalk Paint (Charmed Paint Store, Grand Junction, CO)
- Art work (The Graphic Fairy.com)
- Old drop down table (Neighbor estate sale)
- Minwax (Home Depot)
- Modpodge (JoAnns Fabric Store)
Published July 10th, 2017 2:24 AM
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Dianna Jensen on Jul 15, 2017
http://thegraphicsfairy.com/french-roses-furniture-transfer/
This is the correct link for the art work. I left the "s" out the first time. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Dianna Jensen on Jul 15, 2017
I made the correction in the post above Julie, I couldn't change it in the first edit
http://thegraphicsfairy.com/french-roses-furniture-transfer/
here is the correct link. Sorry for the confusion.
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When you painted the chairs, did they become stiff? Thanks, Brendaa
Did the chairs get stiff after painting them? Thanks, Brendaa
Nice job. What was the name for the artwork? I keep trying the name you provided and it doesn't come up.