About two years ago or so.. maybe even three, I found a lovely antique beat up drop leaf table somewhere in the back woods of North Carolina. This table has been in 3 houses of ours & I loved it in it’s raw wood form. I always felt like it had a story. With every scratch, water stain, & dent it told a story of the homes it had been in before. We have used it as a sofa table, entryway table, & a desk at one point. It’s a versatile & lovely old piece. Unfortunately we just don’t have the place for it in our Michigan house & so I decided to paint it & put it in my booth. I took some photographs of it in the parking lot at Painted Farmgirl where my booth is today of the finished little painted table because of course I wanted to share it with you guys. It’s a chippy little drop leaf table & I kind of love how it turned out..
Here’s what it looked like before I painted it…
& after painting the lovely drop leaf…
To get this look I first put two layers of Maison blanche chalk paint in Sugar cane. I didn’t worry about covering the entire table perfectly because I knew I was going for a super worn look so there were for sure lighter areas than other areas. After the paint was dry I took an electric sander to the entire piece to get that chippy shabby look. I used a different sander this time than I was used to so I wasn’t super happy with how it turned out, it’s just different than what I was used too. After I sanded the whole piece I sealed the piece with a light brown wax. That’s it.. so easy & it completely changed the whole table & gave it a new [old] life!
Of course I forgot to get photos of the table completely open with the leaves, but you get the idea. It’s kind of rough taking photos in a parking lot, but I made it work with some burlap & plants that I got from inside the store. This piece is now in my booth for sale & I hope it finds a lovely home to live in. What do you think of the chippy little table? Let me know in the comments below, find me on Facebook, & chat with me on Instagram! xx
PS. We are having a Vintage Market at Painted FarmGirl where I have my booth in Hudsonville Michigan on May 9th!! Follow the Facebook page [here] for updates. The market will be held outside of painted farmgirl with tons of booths open with handmade & vintage items [also the entire store filled with booths will be open as always]. If you are a maker, antique collector, furniture painter, crafter, sewer, & so on & would like to have a booth at the market we would love to have you!! There are some booths available & you are invited to apply for a spot! Email PaintedFarmGirlMarket@Gmail.com some photos of your work, former booths, price range, your social media, shop, & blog links if available, & other info you want to include & we will be hand selecting the vendors for May 9th & emailing you back. I hope to see all of you there who can make it! I will be there all day & I’m passing out free hugs & of course ready to shop some awesome booths!! xx
the table looks great!! I also appreciate the tips on staging outside. My biggest issue is photographing my booth’s b/c of lighting. The Vintage Market sounds fun..wish I was closer
Love it!!!! I like how distressed it looks. Great job!!
xo,
Seng
https://www.sengerson.com
Wish I lived closer to you love your style would be visiting your booth all the time look forward to the outside house revamp
I LOVE this! Nothing better than chipped paint. I’m gonna have to keep an eye out for this chalk paint you use, always looking to try new brands! Looks great girl!
This is very pretty. Even though you used it mostly inside I think it would be great as a backyard table or a side table for a while. Thanks for sharing, I wish I lived closer so i can visit your shop 🙂
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I LOVE everything about this picture, what a lovely vignette!
Your styling for this shoot if beautiful, never would have thought it was in a parking lot!!
love those metal planters! Where are they from?
I loved how this little table turned out! It’s so sweet! I am surprised you parted ways with it… That is my problem, some things I just love but I know I need to say goodbye and move onto the next.
Kass 🙂
I loved how this little table turned out! It’s so sweet! I am surprised you parted ways with it… That is my problem, some things I just love but I know I need to say goodbye and move onto the next.
Kass 🙂
Love it! It looks great!
Debbie