I found this little table at the thrift store, pretty ugly but $2 and it had potential.
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I started out by painting it with
chalky paintin an off white.
It went on really smooth and dried almost instantly. I felt like I was painting with heavy cream. So far, so good...
When it was dry I traced on a design using
carbon paper and an image from the
Graphic Fairy. Next I tried something new, I used a
black paint stick to fill in the design instead of a brush and paint. It is important to choose oil based so the paint dries hard for the next step.
It worked great!
Next I sanded and distressed the whole piece.
It sanded beautifully and came out as smooth as glass!
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