My first step was to sand it and then I sprayed it with Krylon's Blue Ocean Breeze . I love this color and knew it would provide me with a bright base upon which to apply my favorite wax finish.
Below is the table after two coats of Blue Ocean Breeze. I also lined the petite center drawer with scrapbook paper as shown below.
I then took out my trusty, 'go to' Howard Citrus Shield Premium Paste Wax in Golden Oak and applied it generously in a circular motion over the entire piece.
After 10 minutes, I began buffing and buffing some more, leaving just enough to achieve the distressed look I was hoping for. The faux crystal knobs were finds from Michaels dollar bins...score!!!
It is now the perfect bedside table in my daughter's room and I'm loving it against the lavendar striped walls.
Let me know what you think....
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Very nice results! Love the dollar bin knob too!
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How sweet :)
Visiting from Craft-O-Maniac MONDAY link PARTY and thanks for sharing:D
Smiles, Suzanne in NW Illinois
Well I am just going to refer to you as Larissa...and I love spray paint too. I know what chemo can do to one's hair...I was born with curly, had chemo and low and behold came back just as curly! What I really wanted was Marcia Brady's straight hair! Your table here is just lovely and you blog is so pretty too. Going to be your newest follower. Have a wonderful week Larissa!!!
ReplyDeleteThis table has such good bones and the shape is so pretty. I love the paint color you chose. Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteseriously five bucks! such a lucky steal! it looks so pretty. i love love love it! wish i had more space :) i'd love to redo some furniture like that! thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDelete{love} lauryn @ lovenotesbylauryn.blogspot.com
Love the way your table turned out. What a great find.
ReplyDeleteBarb
The color is delicious! Beautiful job! :)
ReplyDeleteYou inspire me Heather....this turned out beautifully. I have all my Mother-in-Laws French Provencial furniture I am thinking about redoing. If I can spray paint all those pieces it might be doable. Great Job!!
ReplyDeleteLove this table...blue is my fav! I bet your daughter is super happy with it. I'm following you so I can see your next project, and cause' I love meeting new creative bloggers. Stop by anytime, Lori
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Btw, I've been happily following you all this time and thanks for following my Creative DIYers Club blog. Hope you can swing by and join my Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing! I need this table any chance you wanna GIVE it too me lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up ..Im featuring your post on Facebook today if you would like to grab a button that you were featured you can get it here http://www.getouttamyheadplease.com/p/buttons.html
Beautiful! Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteOh my! Just stunning! Fantastic work!
ReplyDeleteLove this! I wish I had a table like this for my room, beautiful job as always!
ReplyDelete- Louisa
This turned out really great!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I am always a tad bit leery of my spray painting skills...I lean towards the overspray/drippy side.
ReplyDeleteThis table is "stunnning" & you make it sound soooo "easy" to do! It looks absolutely gorgeous in your daughter's bedroom...Lucky daughter!
ReplyDeleteWow, I never find nice furniture like that. You did a great job turning it from blah, to wonderful! I love the color and the knobs (another lucky find!). And I have to say, the purple striped wall with that pretty blue is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I love the wax finish! It turned out great and what a great find with the glass knobs!
ReplyDeleteI love that little table and those cute details!
ReplyDeleteVery nice and I love that you included the instructions/paint colors, etc that you used. I'm always learning. And thank YOU for liking this post to our SHOW OFF YOUR COTTAGE MONDAY and bringing me here. I hope I'm leaving my message in the right spot, as I couldn't find our link/logo here. ;)
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Love it! I would love to have something like this in our basement when we get it finished. I'm going to Pin this and try it later:) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteVery cute and really like the color. I never heard of this dark paste wax before, but look easy to work with, so thanks for sharing that. You found a great find for $5, don't know if I've been that lucky at an estate sale. Thanks for sharing your inspiration at Sunday's Best. I've featured this on my Facebook page.
ReplyDeletei did a turquoise nightstand in my daughter's lavender room too. i love your transformation and it looks so good against those stripes. very pretty.
ReplyDeletei love that! the color is awesome and i love that wax- i need to find some of that!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing, please come back Wednesday night to relink where you will get a lot more traffic. I surprised and confused everyone with a linky party on Monday on a specific subject--stretching our creativity.
ReplyDeleteHow cute is that?! I love the 3 little drawers, it looks so great!
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful! I think you did such a good job! Please come show this off at my place today!
ReplyDeleteMelody
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http://chattychics.com/2012/01/17/need-inspiration-wild-wednesdays/
I love your little console table and especially love the color. A lot of my recent projects have been in that same shade of blue. There's nothing a little spray paint can't fix!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely!! What a beautiful piece of furniture!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! The color really pops against your gray/white stripes.
ReplyDeleteAwesome job!! Love the color!! Your newest follower!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! I love a pretty console table and some blue ocean breeze! I'm your newest fan!
ReplyDeleteThat is insanely amazing!!! I've never used wax, but I'm going to give it a try. I have a very similar table in my front entry way that just may get a new paint job :).
ReplyDeleteWill you PLEASE link this up to my 2nd link party?? It's: http://www.52mantels.com/2012/01/thursdays-are-your-days-2.html
I'm your newest follower and I'm pinning right away!
$5!?!? Wow! What a beautiful transformation! I adore the color and envy the price!! Well done!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I would never think to spray paint furniture. I guess I am an old school painter but I just love it!! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI like the effect of the wax! Great job!
ReplyDeleteWonderful job! Followed over here from WhipperBerry.... The distressing on this piece is really stunning. It's a great transformation!
ReplyDeleteCome show it off at our place too ((here!))
wow..5$ and spray paint..oh my goodness, I have so much to learn!
ReplyDeleteI am your newest follower..pls follow back if you can!
That looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I've joined up with 5 talented bloggers for an "Impossibilities" challenge that culminates in a multi-blog link party on Jan. 31. You can find out more at this link ...
http://itallstartedwithpaint.blogspot.com/2012/01/mission-impossibilities.html
There's still time to get in on the fun ... oh, and if you blog about your participation, give me the link in my comments thread and I'll blog about you next weekend!
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Linda
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Thanks for sharing. It is nice to know that you can get good results with just spray paint and wax! That is my kind of redo.
ReplyDeleteWow, I cannot believe how drastically can of paint changed the look of that table. It looked so old lady-ish in the before, and now it's young and fresh again! I'd be thrilled if you'd come and link this fabulousness up to the Head to Head Showdown, going on right now at www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com ~Jen
ReplyDeleteI love the color and how this turned out. You should come and link this up to my new linky party. http://www.joyinthejumble.com/2012/01/pomp-party-1.html
ReplyDeleteAmanda Joy
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$5 is my limit! so I'd be jumping up and down for that! Love the table, and what you did with it.
ReplyDeletegail
Love that color! Glad to find you via French Country Cottage link up :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a deal and it turned out gorgeous! Love the color!
ReplyDelete♥charlotte
It is gorgeous and that color is amazing...especially with the finish on it
ReplyDeleteHi! I pinned this on Pinterest, posted on fb, and featured at Creative DIYers Club. Please feel free to grab the feature button and thank you for joining Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop :)
ReplyDeleteHeather your table turned out gorgeous! Love the color you chose!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I'm too impatient for spray paint...I always overspray and get runs. You've inspired me to try it one more time. I'm now following you!
ReplyDeleteI sent Helen an email on spray paint and thought I should share the tip I sent along to her. I use a spray paint handle/gripper (whatever you want to call it). For $5, it gives you a broader, more even spray and minimizes the drip. Heather
ReplyDeleteWow that wax worked wonderfully for getting that aged patina. So glad you shared this on Motivated Monday at BeColorful. It is beautiful
ReplyDeletePam
Hey! Thanks for entering this into our Link Party! I'm going to write back to your e-mail too. Really glad to make the connection!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your wonderful post at Potpourri Friday!
ReplyDeleteVery nice transformation. I love the color you chose.
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect bedside table! Thanks so much for linking up!
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely and it has come up a treat. I agree perfect spot. Thank you so much for sharing. My very first visit here I will follow on my way out so I know my path back here. Perhaps you will find the time to come visit me soon and do the same. I look forward to engaging more throughout the year and beyond. Take care. Cheers SpecialK XoXo
ReplyDeleteLooks familiar! xo Lola
ReplyDeleteI love love love it! I also love the staging of the table and you pics are great!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cherry transformation I will have to give this color a try. Very nice :)
ReplyDeleteI featured this project over at the Pomp Party.
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Amanda Joy
Joy in the Jumble
Amanda; Thx so very much....I'm heading over to see your party. Heather
DeleteI LOVE the new color! This side table is so cute! Looks great with the wall! I'm featuring it later tonight!!
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Katie; Thank you so very much for featuring my table. I really appreciate it. I'm on my way over right now. Heather
DeleteKim; Thx for the invite to submint something else. I already did!!! And thank you so very much for the feature. I'm honored. Heather
ReplyDeleteAuction console table is shown on the post here have a look at it
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your console table and I also love your stripes behind it. Do you have a picture of the whole room along with the paint colors you used? Would love to feature them both on my blog. Thanks, Larrisa!
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Spotted this on Pinterest today and clicked through. I appreciate your instructions especially as a less expensive alternative to an Annie Sloan look.
ReplyDeleteLove your nightstand! My question is, doesn't the wax get sticky to the touch when it's on that thick?
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