Mar 3 2015 stunning simple gray chalk paint coffee and side table makeover.
Gray chalk paint coffee table.
This gorgeous one with chalk paint.
Our family room is in the basement and the room is only 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.
We were thrilled with the consistency and look of the paint it s think and a little bit brush strokey just how i wanted it to look.
As if i needed more things to do.
And it felt so good.
Furniture chalk paint tutorial.
I added two more coats of gray chalk paint for a total of three coats of chalk paint.
The table has been used many places including the toy room as a lego table and a coffee table for our basement.
I will preface by saying i am not a chalk paint expert.
I love grey painted furniture and have several pieces that i ve painted in my home.
In preparation for the big move we ve been cleaning up and rearranging furniture.
8 let dry and enjoy your new old furniture.
Well one thing led to another and last weekend i found myself painting the coffee and side tables from the playroom.
You could probably call it a den.
For furniture that will be heavily used such as coffee tables the setting time for the wax is 2 3 weeks.
I honestly haven t been loving the annie sloan wax finish on my vanities in our bathroom.
But i have chalk painted numerous pieces of furniture over the years and the pieces have always turned out good enough for my purposes.
I ve also altered different shades of grey chalk paint by adding a teeny tiny pinch of green turquoise teal or beige in my paints too or using those as a based coat under the layered grey to keep the grey colors of the pieces different.
Gray coffee table makeover.
If you want your coffee table to be the center of the room this is how you do it.
Coffee table gray chalk paint project.
I used annie sloan chalk paint in pure white on the top of the table and paris grey on the bottom 2 coats of each.
But first let me give you some background on why my coffee table needs to be so narrow.
There was an immediate satisfaction of painting over the water stains and burns.
Instead of using the annie sloan clear wax to seal the top of the table i tried out this clear polycrylic protective finish.
My mom helped me paint 2 coats of a medium warm grey diy chalk paint onto the table.
Gray chalk paint coffee and side table.
The distressed white paint with a rich wooden top is perfect for any living room.
Once i started chalk painting the coffee table gray it was love at first sight.
We used a brush to paint everything to give it that vintage worn effect.
The table was like brand new again.