✔ Chippy Painted Side Table

Is it likewise ambitious of me to promise there's genuinely somebody loyal plenty they're withal some to read this post?

I'm at nowadays nicely settled dorsum inwards at dwelling trouble solid amongst beautiful babe Charlotte and betwixt putting milk inwards 1 destination in addition to cleaning it upwards out of the other (plus spending means likewise long just gazing inwards wonder) I receive got institute time for some decorating, it's just I haven't until now found the fourth dimension to weblog almost it!

You see, existence a part-time perfectionist doesn't easily lend itself to half-arsedness (if that is fifty-fifty a word) then putting together a decent weblog postal service takes a fair chip of effort.

Anyhoo, the plant nursery is at nowadays nearly consummate then hopefully I'll percentage it shortly plenty though inwards the meantime here's a petty slice of furniture re-do.

The solar daytime earlier I went into hospital I position the start coat of pigment on this onetime circular side table.

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Before

I was intending to destination it the really side yesteryear side solar daytime though needless to tell that never happened so now, iii months on, it's finally complete!

After

Under unlike circumstances I would receive got retained the vintage walnut patina though this tabular array was destined for my living room which already had plenty 'brown' afterward the injection of our novel leather sofas.

coffee table....

....which I heavily distressed through sanding, then to avoid a 'matchy-matchy' expect I decided on a to a greater extent than chippy finish for the side table. Soooo, instead of sandpaper I used 1 of these....

That's right, a surfboard wax comb! Call me crazy though it worked brilliantly. I precisely rubbed it over the tabular array inwards diverse places - using the forthwith sides, rounded end and the teeth - gradually chipping the pigment off until I achieved my desired effect.

The flexibility inwards the comb teeth caused the pigment to chip inwards a natural, random way. I institute it worked best when rubbed inwards a slightly circular motion.

For best results ensure your pigment isn't adhered likewise good to start out amongst (that is, just sand your special really lightly earlier applying paint).

I finished my tabular array with a sealing coat of tinted slice of furniture wax.

Linking this projection amongst some of these parties.