A few years ago I found this really cute round table at a garage sale. I even knew how I wanted to paint it before I got it home. Score!
And then I brought it home, put it in my living room and quickly forgot all about painting it!
It has been so darn cold and wet and dark here that I haven’t been painting a whole lot. Too cold in the garage. So I decided to move my painting inside and paint some smaller pieces. My new/old table was the first to get painted.
It was in okay shape. It had some dings and dents with a medium walnut stain. The top of the table has a leather insert in the center with gold trim on the edge that is in pretty good shape also. I was pretty certain that I wanted to leave the leather unpainted.
Since it was going back into my living room, which is off-white and black with pops of turquoise, reds and golds. I decided to use Annie Sloans Graphite with a dark stain.
I applied two coats of graphite, lightly distressed the table and once dry I gave it a coat of dark wax.
Once it was dry, I put gold painted highlights here and there on the edges of the piece. Just a tiny bit to give it a little shimmer. I was going to change the hardware but that has proven to be a challenge. It is a weird size. And curved. I don’t hate this one, I just wanted something with a little more weight. More chunky. For now – I love this one!
Now on to the top. There were a few faint water marks on the leather that no matter how much I conditioned they weren’t going anywhere! I couldn’t hide it so I decided to personalize it! With a little stenciling.
A little more of the gold metallic paint and this is finished piece.
My old/new table back in the living room. I love it. Really, really love it. I could kick myself for not doing it sooner!
Here is a little closer look. I love the finished product. So much so that I am planning on painting the table at the other end of the sofa to match! Oh, and I must hide that cord! Pet Peeve #4400! We can put a man on the moon but we can’t hide cords?
Until next time….