Before: Nondescript, blah table:
After: Wow!
I like to paint with Annie Sloan chalk paint (old white). The Graphics Fairy has fantastic images. I really like this french stamp image. It was tiny, but The Graphics Fairy has a tutorials on how to enlarge images and various methods to apply the images. The stamp printed out on 6 pages (reversed image)! After cutting it out, I applied Mod Podge on the top of the painted table; carefully placed each piece (face down) on top of the Mod Podged table and smoothed out all the bubbles. After a night of drying, I used a wet sponge and with a lot of patience, gently wet/pealed away the paper until I got to the image. Some of the image pulled away, but I liked the look. After the image dried again, I applied 2 coats of Mod Podge (drying between coats) to the top of the image. Then hand sanding. A dry brush with a bit of Annie Sloan Emperor's Red chalk paint. More sanding. Finished with Annie Sloan clear wax; dark wax, clear wax. <whew>
I am very proud of this project...
This was one ugly, beat-up end table:
And After:
I painted 1 coat of ASCP (cream = soft butter color). The wood stain bled through, so I had to paint the entire table with a primer/sealer. 2 more coats of ASCP (cream). For the label, I used a french label from The Graphics Fairy. To enlarge the label, there is a section on the website dedicated to transferring images. I used the 1st method to enlarge the label. It took 4 sheets of paper (8.5x11) to print the entire label. I cut out the label; taped the edges together, and applied mod podge to the front of the label; then placed the wet image face-down onto the top of the table. I then smoothed out the air bubbles with a putty scraper. The image dried overnight. To remove the paper, I wet it with water and slowly rubbed the paper off with my fingers. Some of the image came away completely, but I liked the look...it gave the entire image a worn/antiqued look to it. I then waxed the entire table/image with AS clear wax, then antiqued the table/image with AS dark wax. A little sanding; then clear/dark/clear wax.
Whew!
