My mother in law gave me a little side table that she no longer used.
Diy chalk paint side table.
Chalk paint can transform any outdated piece of furniture into something on trend.
All the buzz about chalk paint is that it requires little to no prep no sanding or priming and good thick coverage.
Does your bedside table look like a mess of charging cables and gadgets.
3 diy bedside table modifications.
This was solid wood and well made so i could not pass it up.
However avoid using it on areas that will be walked on or any furniture that will be kept outside.
She was hoping we could fix it up and make it useable again.
Craft materials step 1 prep your piece.
A 15 jar of chalk paint plus another 40 for wax and brushes and the 5 spray paint can netted me a beautiful table and conversation piece in our new guest room.
This chalk paint works well on uncoated or painted surfaces.
The side table had been painted yellow in a basic latex paint years ago.
Waxing the table.
I painted a total of three coats on the table.
Step 3 wax your table.
Be sure to let the paint dry completely between coats.
I love that chalk paint goes a long way.
With chalk paint you really don t have to prep the piece too much.
Then the american paint company came along and asked me to try out their paint and this worn out piece was brought back to life.
Take this thomasville side table i found for only 10.
Overall that is not the cheapest table in the world but the brushes wax and spray paint will last for several more projects so i m getting more out of it than that.
Step 2 add your chalk paint.
So instead of prepping the table like we normally would light sand good light primer coat we decided to paint right over the old finish.