Couch Table Chalk Painted

Couch Table Before Painting

This [behind the] couch table was the second project I painted using "Annie Sloan's" chalk paint and wax system. As in the Queen Anne Table in the blog post below, I used Annie Sloan's French Linen chalk paint.

I gave this table a shabby chic "distressing" by

Couch Table After Painting

scraping away the paint randomly with steel wool and a folded scrap of 100 grit sandpaper. After the paint had dried, I finished the table with generous coat of Annie Sloan's clear wax, then highlighted the border detail with Annie Sloan's black wax which brought out the border detail along the edge of the table top.

Once the wax had dried 24 hours later, I was able to lightly buff the table until it had a smooth finish which will be easy to maintain and provide a lovely, durable piece of furniture for many years.

Queen Anne Table Chalk Painted

Queen Anne Table Before

This was a lovely Queen Anne table in need of a new look and it was decided that paint would achieve this nicely.

Queen Anne Table After

Chalk paint is great to work with. The first coat shows the brush strokes, but this goes away after you paint the second coat giving you great coverage. It also dries very quickly, in 20 minutes so you can easily finish a project from start to finish the same day. Chalk paint has unique qualities and those qualities allow you to experiment with finishes, such as waxing. Prior to this project I had not heard of chalk paint waxing, but I was willing to give it a try.