An Unfinished Table to Perfection

Hi guys ...

 How ya doin?

 I've had the "create" bug lately.

 That's what The Hubby calls it.

  

I've been wanting to move things around.

 Paint. Primp. Better'er up things.

  

Last night I decided that I would paint the base of my dining room table.

 I LOVE this table.

Here it is a year and a half ago when I bought it from a garage sale for $40

 including the 3 black chairs. It was an unfinished pine table in a Mexican style.

 Remember when that look was big about 10yrs ago?

I had a few BIG pieces in the Mexican style that I've re-styled to fit in my house

and I knew this table would be no different.

I had always wanted a big table that everyone could gather around

 and this puppy easily seats 8.

In this picture you can kinda see how I had deepened the top

 I just watered down a brown/black craft paint and just brushed it on.

It gave it an old barn wood look.

I liked it but I never sealed it so the paint just came off.

 I then painted the bottom white, which I liked but it still wasn't the look I had envisioned.

 So I shabby'd it up a lil'. I sanded and stained the top ebony then waxed and buffed it.

Better, but it still wasn't quit right

So, today I did a layer of my homemade chalk paint in Heirloom White 

mixed with Plaster of Paris over it and re-shabby'd it up. 

Then I applied Ralph Lauren glaze in Tobacco, some wax

and finally it's PERFECT !!!

 I like my bottles on here but not too sure how long they'll last with

 my daughter's cat who's visiting. He's not the most graceful.

 For now though, they're purdy : )

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It feels like it belongs now : )

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