A Sunny Sunroom & a Mid Century Table (Before & After)
The other week, I had the pleasure of working on a little coffee table for my friend Kerry. This table was her grandmother’s and she really wanted to use it in her newly renovated home.
Here’s how her table looked when I first saw it:
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| Black Mid Century Table (Before) |
There was nothing wrong with the table. In a different room the color would have been great but it was a little too black in her light-filled home by the sea. Kerry and I have very similar styles – beachy sea glass colors with stark white trim and warm hued wood floors fill each of her rooms and she is also a lover of blue!
This lovely sunroom is filled with blues and whites so we decided a two tone distress would make this sunny spot, where she enjoys tucking up with a good book, even better. We thought Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in County Grey with Old White in a two tone distress would be a the way to go.
I first painted the table in Country Grey and then did two coats of Old White. We didn’t want any of the black paint to show in the newly painted table. I used one of my favorite distressing methods that I learned from Nancy at the Sea Rose Cottage. I have used this many, many times and love the natural and subtle effect. You first apply a thin coat of clear wax all over the area you want to distress then you take your brush (a chip brush works just fine), wet it, and then add a dab of clear wax. You keep working in one area and let the bristles of the brush and the water wear away the top color. As you can see here:
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| Close Up of the Distressing |
Once finished distressing, I applied two more coats of clear wax on the top and one coat on the rest of the table. Here’s how the table looks now:
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| Mid Century Table (After) |
I would apologize for the bright sunshine filling the room, but that is what makes this room Kerry’s oasis. There is some light distressing on the top and the legs which you can see in the close up shots.
The colors are perfect against her beautiful rug filled with gorgeous cream, periwinkle, light blue, dark blue and green.
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| After |
What do you think?
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It’s gorgeous and perfect for the room!! I’d love more than anything to head south for a bit and spend a day watching you do your work. 🙂
Such a pretty room!the change in the table is perfect too!
so much better white! i like the grey under white idea, thanks for the tips.
it’s a beautiful room 🙂
x
I love this table Danielle! It is amazing what paint can do. It came out beautiful. Have a great week, Jen @ City Farmhouse ps I adore your pictures at the top of your blog:).
Looks great Danielle!
Great job, lovely table.
Cynthia
Love it. What a way to brighten things up. Great job.
The white is perfect. That is a great dip for distressing over black paint. I have a table I may need to do this to someday. Thank you for sharing it at to What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a lovely week!
Hugs,
Deborah
What a cute little table and such a pretty transformation! I love beachy colors! So fresh! Hugs, Leena
Great technique ~ I’ve never seen that one and can’t wait to try it. Pinned! *Found you from the Get Schooled Saturday Party =) @ day2daySuperMom.blogspot.com
Hi Marcy, hope you like that technique. I think it is a great one! Danielle x
It’s perfect! Great job! I never heard of that technique. Thank you for sharing at Rustic Restorations Weekend!
Thank you so much for sharing…this is on MY LIST!!!! : ) hugs…