Thrift shop find...
I have wanted to recycle, reuse, and renew furnisher for a long while and now I have the time to indulge myself. I found this table/desk at a local thrift store. It was in pretty bad shape, with deep scratches and lots of kids glue and stickers attached. The glue came off with a little elbow grease and baking soda and I filled the scratches.
I have also been wanting to try painting a union jack. I somehow lost the pictures of the process. I primed first and then did an undercoat with ASCP antique white. After much trial and error I taped out the union jack (I used frog painting tape because it is not supposed to bleed etc. It bled just like the inexpensive masking tape and also when I peeled it off, it also peeled off a lot of paint fyi).
This is the result...
...it's painted in shades of green then topped with a latex finish.
I'm now working on my next project.....
I love how that table turned out!! I love the Union Jack symbol! I have a few pillows with that on them. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHi I just popped over via another blog! I love the table I was expecting a shabby chic farrow & ball off white finish but the Union Jack is inspired - it looks fabulous. Jay
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