flea market table makeover

As promised, here is my other painting project--a small flea market table

that I picked up for $5 two years ago, here.

It was a lovely vintage looking green,

but now that the floors are painted a sage green

the table had to change.

It seemed the perfect project to try some DIY chalk paint ~ so here's what I did:

1. first I scraped away any flaking paint and coated the table base with some primer...I probably didn't need to since I was using chalk paint, but the primer was handy
2. I mixed up my chalk paint using an 8 oz sample container of Behr Premium Plus Ultra in Sparrow to which I added 2 tablespoons of NOW brand calcium carbonate powder  {I mixed the powder with a tiny bit of water first, so there would be no lumps, then I stirred it into the paint}
3. I only applied one coat, and it covered well
4. I sanded lightly to distress it a little
5. then I rubbed on some clear wax, buffed, and followed with a darker Walnut shade of wax to age it a bit

It turned out just as I hoped, and I was able to stay within my frugal budget.

Those little sample paint pots go a long way--there is still plenty left for several

more small projects.

And, as I don't have much invested, I won't feel so bad if I decide to change the color in a year

or two  :)

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Hope you're having a great week everyone.  

I hope you'll please try to stop back tomorrow

for information on a special giveaway!!

Deb