This is a Re-Blog of a post from Susan Gonzalez . Susan works in the Atlanta / Marietta Georgia area, Marietta Mural & Wall Design
Susan wrote:
"Well, my sister had the eye that day for a table in her next door neighbor's trash pile. She asked if she could take it (proper trash etiquette)and brought it home."
I'm not sure I know what our local trash ettiquette is in Central Ohio... let me know if you do.
How many times do we drive by a pile of trash and say to yourself.."With a little fixing up, that could be a nice piece".
Well, my sister had the eye that day for a table in her next door neighbor's trash pile. She asked if she could take it (proper trash etiquette)and brought it home. It sat for a year until this past week when I made a trip to redecorate her kitchen (please look for that blog later--it was amazing!)
I immediately saw the potential!
This was the table before:
The legs were cracked and had been painted dozens of times, and the top was marred and had stains on it. This was an old metal table top. It had a metal tag on the side where the drawer was. Looks like about 1940's.
With furniture, I like to work from the top down.
- The first step was to sand the top with a coarse sanding block. Then I applied a Faux Effects product called "Prime Etch". This is a wonderful water-like products that makes any surface paint-able (even glass)
- After the prime etch was set (about 2 hours) I painted it with zinser bin primer using a foam roller to get a nice smooth finish
- When that was dry, I sanded the surface using a fine grit sanding block (you could also use 220 sandpaper) I prefer the blocks because they are easy to hold and they form to any surface because they are foam inside
The right side is etched and primed
- After a second coat of priming and sanding, I painted the top with 2 coats of white latex paint. The lower sheens grab the paint better than gloss. I used Benjamin Moore's eggshell finish, which is bit duller than other eggshell finishes elsewhere.
- After painting I decided to decorate the top with some nice nature designs. I found a modello which is a wonderful, sticky-backed, stencil-like product that comes in a plethora of designs. I went with a dandelion and painted some splatter with latex colored paint before I applied the modello.
- After the design was applied, I top coated with Faux Effect's Aquathane polyurethane. This was applied with a foam roller as well. Two light coats work well and will protect from any tabletop use (even cutting) Let the coats dry about 2 hours between them.
The table legs were sanded with a coarse block, two coats of primer, and two coats of black latex paint. the legs were sealed as well like the top with 2 coats of Aquathane.
The finished product was a treasure! My sister was thrilled, and her neighbor was jealous!
Please see my web site for more ideas
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This post provided by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER
Contact 614.388.8249
Website: MaureenMcCabe.com
email: MaureenatMaureenMcCabe.com @
Information is deemed to be accurate but should be verified to your satisfaction. Information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Opinions expressed are solely those of Maureen McCabe.
Non Member comments occasionally closed due to heavy spam!
