My little side table is complete! I can't believe it only took me an evening to complete the makeover on this little beauty. If I had known, I would have done it long ago.
A reminder of the before:
Here's a rundown of the process:
I took it outside, gave it a light sanding, wiped off the dust, & taped off the black top & chrome trim -
I kept those as is.
Got on my painting duds & broke out the spray paint.
My painting pants... you can actually see all the past/present colours of my house on these babies! They're like a work of art in themselves! :) |
I used Krylon Metallic spray paint in Aluminum. |
And all systems go! I sprayed on the first coat:
And a second coat:
After 2 coats. Before distressing. |
It was looking a little too space age for me at this point so I got out some black craft paint I had kickin' around & played around with some dry brushing on the corners & edges. I ended up dry brushing on some black paint & then smudging it (purposefully) with a paper towel to make it look a bit more distressed.
I think it will look especially stunning at Christmas time with my silver/white colour scheme.
Here's some more after shots:
Thanks for stopping by! Please feel free to leave a comment & tell me what you think.
Enjoy your day!
~Steph
Linking up to: The DIY Showoff, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Just a Girl, Common Ground, Miss Mustard Seed, & Tater Tots & Jello
Linking up to: The DIY Showoff, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Just a Girl, Common Ground, Miss Mustard Seed, & Tater Tots & Jello
Very cool! It almost looks like you silver-leafed it, but way less costly!
ReplyDeleteExactly! That's what I was going for. :)
ReplyDeletegorgeous! and your autumn decor looks fabulous on it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, April!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I think it will look gorgeous with some white xmas stuff on it :)
ReplyDeleteThis really turned out well. A little paint and you have a real treasure! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI never would have thought about using a metal color spray paint on wood! Love the distressing
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