Faux Stone Painted Table

I know, I know.....

I keep saying I'm going to reveal Connie's kitchen.

But I really want to show off one of my new furniture paint jobs.

Not a paint job of new furniture.....

but...

a new paint job of an old piece of furniture.....

I found a coffee table on Craig's List.

I love me some Craig's List!!!!!

Here's the finished product.

This is how it looked when I bought it.....

Tres Chic, N'est Pas???????

(I took 9 years of French, starting in third grade.....)

(That's the extent of my prowess......)

(Tres triste, n'est pas?????)

I had to look up what the French word for sad was, I couldn't remember.....

Just think of how much my parents spent on my education!!!!

Money obviously well spent.

Wait....

where was I?????

Oh, yeah, painting a table, Jeesh.....

Soooooo.....

First I painted it in French Linen Chalk Paint.

I painted the body, and the top.....

The first coat always goes on streaky.

That's OK, 'cuz the dry brushing will just go over it like a charm.

Next I painted the top in Graphite Chalk Paint.

And I thought to myself.....

"Self!!!!! That there top looks kinda like stone, sorta, ya know?????"

Whereupon, I answered.....

"No @#$!!!!! It really could look like stone with a little tweaking!!!!!"

Sooooo....

Then I drybrushed some French Linen Chalk Paint over the top.

And I thought ......

Wowza!!!!!

I be gettin' some where.

Let's do some more dry brushing!!!!!

At this point I forgotted to take any more pictures.

(My dad still corrects my pronunciation,

 and claims my sister and I pronounce it: pitcher. 

He be wrong. So there.)

So, I added some Old White....

I mean.....

I was loving this!!!!!

I didn't know if I was delusional, or if it really looked like stone.

So, I had a friend come look at it, and she thought it was heavy stone, so I had her lift the table!!!!!

She couldn't believe it was painted!

I am a rock star, I tell ya!!!!!!

During all this frenzy of creativity, I dry brushed the body with Old White, also.

It creates a really nice Gustavian finish.

Then I waxed it in light wax and added some dark, which I didn't like and removed as much as I could.

I thought the dark wax would add to the stone look, 

but it removed the chalky look of old slate, so I removed IT!!!!!

Then, I distressed it, just a little.

Sometimes I do the distressing after I wax it for a more realistic look.

 Sooooo.....

Here she is in all her glory!!!!!

Here's a close up of the finished stone look of the top, once it was waxed.

I'm really starting to get the hang of an old painted finish.

(In my opinion.....)

Sooooo.....

I am now selling this at Maison Decor for just a little bit of moolah.

Check with Amy if you want it.

Thank goodness for Amy's shop, because I can't have this stuff hanging around my house, I have no room.

This way, when my family has no more projects for me.....

I still get to do stuff!!!!!

I am working on my niece and nephew's house.

I will be sharing our travails soon.

I know I was going to show Connie's kitchen, but there is so much going on, and I want to show it all!!!!!

On that note,

Latah, Gatah

Betsy 

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