table from My Favorite Junk Shop
It was really rickety and put together with metal pieces and probably a little spit and glue. The Junktion Technical Specialist made it steady as a rock.
I wanted to do something a little quirky for this project. It was a cheap table and just right for “technical experimentation”.
I first put on a coat of MMS Milk Paint in Tricycle Red. This pic shows the table with one coat of Tricycle.
I read on facebook where you could put MMS Hemp Oil between the layers and it would act like Vaseline and the top layer of paint would chip off where the hemp oil was used.
I wasn’t too sure about this process so I used a very very tiny bit of hemp oil. Then I put on a coat of MMS Milk Paint in Ironstone.
After the white paint dried I rubbed off the chippy areas with a rag.
more MMS Hemp Oil and MMS Milk Paint in Lucketts Green
more MMS Hemp Oil and MMS Milk Paint in Kitchen Scale
final coat of Ironstone
I took my paint scraper to the table and chipped off the loose pieces of paint.
two coats of poly-acrylic
Kitchen Scale Blue peeking through
quirky knob to go with the quirky table…..
hardware back plate painted red and a new yellow knob from Hobby Lobby…
placed off-center
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Other favorite Milk Paint projects, Tricycle Red Cabinet, Shutter Gray Hutch, Mustard Seed Yellow Cabinet
quirky table party places…..
Thanks for stopping by,
Kathy
I love how our call your husband the “technical specialist.” I call mine “the woodworking wizard!” Great work!
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I absolutely adore this table and the finish is perfect! GREAT job!!
Looks like you had so much fun! The table is great, just got my first milk paint this afternoon, can’t wait to try it out, thanks for sharing, Mary Anne
thanks Mary Anne, be sure and share pictures of your project
Totally wild finish! I adore it and does it ever look authentically old! Swoon…
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Good morning Kathy:
Way cool table. Love your sensibility with furniture. You know when to go for it then stop when the piece is done. Well done dear.
thank you Martha. You know I get inspiration from your beautiful furniture makeovers
Your table is just amazing! It REALLY looks like an antique…in a good way. Thanks for sharing the hemp oil tip with us…saves on sanding. I saw your post over at “Savvy Southern Style”.
Thanks for visiting Miss Kitty and thanks. It was a fun project.