Look what I found while driving home from grocery shopping the other night!
This shapely solid wood night table was begging to be rescued from the curbside and the falling snow.
Here is a great example of a quick and easy transformation with no-prep chalk paint.
I spent approximately 1 hour cleaning, painting and distressing this piece (not including the paint’s drying time).
The night table was originally painted a light pink and then repainted with a dark brown-burgundy…. or would you call this colour eggplant?
I used CeCe Caldwell’s Simply White and opted for an inexpensive dollar store brush as I wanted the brush strokes visible.
The picture below shows the coverage of CeCe’s Simply White chalk paint after just one coat.
Pretty impressive coverage considering no primer was used and I was
painting over such a dark colour.
This is the coverage of Simply White chalk paint after the second coat. It wasn’t quite 100% coverage, but that’s ok. I was trying to achieve a distressed, worn look so 100% coverage was not required.
The two original paint colours showing through this distressed white finish gives this night table some depth and interest .
This night table transformation used less than 1/4 can of CeCe Caldwell’s paint and very little wax. The total refinishing cost $10 + one hour of my time. I’m still a little unsure of myself when pricing items, but depending on where I decide to sell this charming piece, it will be sold for between $55-$95.
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