That Time I SPiT on a Sofa Table...

6 Materials
$80
5 Hours
Medium
I am a furniture hoarder... okay i admit it.
If i had the room in my house or garage or had a bigger vehicle to lug around pieces you would probably end up seeing me on an episode of hoarders buried alive. Since i have 2 kids and a small car i find unique ways to bring special treasures home. I found this cute little sofa table online and purchased it for 40$ i seen it and knew exactly what i wanted to do with it. you know that feeling when you look at a project and imagine it in its full glory... that's how i felt about this. This table was my very first SPiT project, a lot of people either love Unicorn SPiT or hate it. I Love it although not every piece done in US is to my taste but that's the great thing about art its is subjective, eye of the beholder kind of thing, which leads me to this sofa table. I love jewel tones i'm a sucker for them and that's just what i had in store for this one!
I started this table by sanding it down to its bare wood as it had tons and tons of varnish. (i hate sanding by the way its probably the most tedious task like ever!)
Once the table was Sanded i applied the US full strength. I did the aurora blast technique that is on youtube. i used Zia teal, Purple hill magisty, blue thunder, and dragons belly. once i spread it in squiggles and lines all over the table top and table base shelf i used my hands to drag the SPiT end to end back and forth careful not to over work the US. While the US was drying i chalk painted the rest of the table in a charcoal grey and sealed the chalk paint in clear wax for a smooth creamy finish. (make sure to sand your chalk paint in between coats (i did 2) to remove and lines )
Once the SPiT was dry i did 4 coats of Poly lightly sanding in between each coat. until i got a nice shiny surface.
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Finished product!


Thank you for looking!


Shawnissy C


Twice Loved Creations Stony plain


https://www.facebook.com/twicelovedcreationsstonyplain
Suggested materials:
  • Unicorn SPiT   (unicornspit.com)
  • Minwax fast drying Poly   (home depot)
  • Vintiques Chalk paint charcoal grey   (local)
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  • Manda Yager Manda Yager on Sep 17, 2017

    Did you use satin poly?

  • Terry Lynn Terry Lynn on Feb 19, 2018

    Is it possible to do this on a glass coffee table, on the underside?

    Thanks

  • Mary B Mary B on Sep 10, 2020

    Can this be done over a Formica counter top???

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  • Tammy Tammy on Jan 04, 2019

    Beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!! This is exactly the look I want on a sofa table for my hallway. Love it!

  • Vickie Vickie on Jan 28, 2020

    I love your table! I have spit on several different things using various techniques and always loved the outcome. I was wondering if you applied 2 coats of spit because the picture of it drying looks totally different.

    • Twice Loved Creations Twice Loved Creations on Jan 28, 2020

      Hi, no just one coat, if you put spit on top of more spit it just activates it again and does not come out the way you want it usually lol. I could look a bit different because it is wet and there is sun glare on the table. Also the colors get darker and bolder once the sealant is added

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