I've been a huge fan of the farmhouse look --natural, dark wood. I'm also a fan of color and metallic, along with natural ocean decor. My decor taste is truly all over the place, so finding a look that isn't too masculine, too feminine, too rustic, too beachy, or too posh has been a challenge.
There's still so much that I want to change/alter/upgrade, but for now I'm working with what I have.
First up, the dining room table.
What you'll need:
- Old Rag for staining (I didn't use a paintbrush for staining or painting during this project)
- Shop Towels (for your paint and glaze-- this is the blue thick paper towels. You could use another rag if you'd like)
- Paintbrush (used only for sealing)
- Rust-Oleum Kona Stain
- White Latex Paint (any brand will do)
- Valspar Gold Glaze
- Polycrylic Sealer
Steps:
- First, sand your table. I used a palm sander for the top, and hand sanded the legs.
- Second, stain your tabletop. Wipe on with your rag, then wipe off. Let the stain soak into wood, but in thin layers at a time. I gave mine four layers.
- Third, stain your legs and the sides of the table in the same fashion --wipe on, wipe off. I only gave the legs two layers of stain.
- Fourth, once the stain in dry, take a shop towel and rub a thin layer of white paint over your stain. At this point, you're thinking "Dear God, I've ruined my table!". Don't worry, it gets better and you CAN'T mess this up!
- Fifth, once the "ugly" is dry, lightly sand over the legs and sides until you've achieved the level of distressed you desire. You should have three colors at this point --the original wood, the stained wood, and some white, depending of how much you sanded off.
- Sixth, with a clean shop towel, wipe on some gold glaze-- go crazy if you want, but make sure you get some in the grooves and cracks of your table. I glazed only my legs and sides --thick in the grooves, thin on my flat areas-- leaving it with a nice shimmer when the sun directly hits it.
- Seventh, once everything is dry, apply a coat of polycrylic sealer. Let it sit for 24 hours before reassembling your table.
bamboo rug, overstock
fur blankets, Target
black and gold pillows, Target
Love Emmie
