Mermaid Tail Side Table Rehash

Latest Rehash - Side Table

Mom and I found a chipped and peeling side table in the trash on the mountain the other day. It even came with a glass top!

I let it sit in the back of my car for about a week, since I am kinda homeless right now, but finally brought it in to my parent's garage.

I saw a blog the other day (here)that used a pretty blue on a piece and felt brave to go blue in painting this. Black or White are usually my main furniture color choices because of the fear of regret or things looking dated or color clash. Looking ahead to a future home, it might be a pretty accent piece.

There are so many chalk paints on the market now and I found a pretty color with Debbie's DIY chalk/clay paint in Mermaid tail and just got a tiny tub (~13.00)

Debi's Design Diary Mermaid Tail Paint

After a really stressful day of feeling not in control of anything, I started painting the table, in hopes of feeling accomplished once it was done.

Not so much....

Even though I sanded lightly the top and shelf, there is a bleed through of something. I tried several things to overcome this issue but Kilz worked best. I had a can of Upshot lying around and used it liberally all over the legs and top...and drawer...several times.

But it is looking great! Next I need to wax it or seal it so it will stay pretty. I can't find my Annie Sloan wax, thanks to the move, so I got some of this for pretty cheap.

The Waverly wax turned out to be a liquid wax, different than the Annie Sloan solid/paste wax, but was very easy to spread on. I let it set for 24 hours and buffed it a bit with an old sock. It turned out great!

I love how the legs show some of the original finish through. It looks much better than I thought with that, almost like I planned it!

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Table - $0
Paint - $13
Wax -  $ 5
Total - $18

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Now to find a house to put it in...

Have a great day!