My brother recently gifted some old end tables to my sister. While they were in great condition, my sister really wanted a pop of color in her new family room so I offered to paint them.
We decided on Old Violet Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I used this color before with this table I had in my old house and really loved how it looked like blueish gray color, especially when waxed.
You can see what a difference wax makes here:
And here’s what the final table looks like with two coats of old violet chalk paint, dark wax then clear wax…
I never paint the inside of the drawers, just the fronts.
Especially if the drawers are in good shape.
Even though I waxed the entire table, I love that this piece has a glass top for protection.
And of course I love the basket underneath for storage.
I can see this filled to the brim with toys by the end of the week!
So I still need to help my sister style this table and finish the rest of the room. And I just finished up her baby boy’s nursery. Remember the striped paint job I showed you guys recently? Yep, finally finished the room. Final reveal coming soon!
Pat F. says
September 8, 2015 at 12:40 pmBeautiful job, Erin! Love the color on that very nice looking table! Thanks for sharing!
Jenny says
September 8, 2015 at 2:02 pmThat turned out great! I like the color!
Jayne Eland says
February 1, 2016 at 9:04 amI really like this and I have 3 glass top honey oak tables that need updating. Did you just leave the glass top the way it was? From the picture it looks like there may be something under the glass.
howtonestforless says
February 1, 2016 at 9:20 amUnder the glass is just more slatted wood for support. I took the glass out to paint and put back on top when the paint was dry!