Decoupage Table
The decoupage table started out to just be a painted table. But as always happens with me I changed ideas mid stream.
Decoupage Table
Decoupage is one of my favorite techniques but I must say this project has drove me batty. My first attempt to decoupage this piece didn’t turn out very well so I started over.
The paint part was easy. I used Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint in Mustard Seed Yellow. You just mix the dry powder with water and paint on a couple of coats. After the paint is dry use a putty knife or paint scraper and gently run it over the paint to remove the loose chips.
You can read my complete Milk Paint tutorials at WOWED by my first Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint Project and Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint Projects and Painting Tips. The paint is really simple to use, just a little different from the other paints out there.
This tobacco table was a flea market find several years ago. I was using the table for a milk paint demonstration at an event and my “before” pictures and my “during painting” pictures have disappeared. I tell you this project has given my headaches!
After deciding I hated my first decoupage choice, I cut up a vintage fabric calendar and used Mod-Podge to adhere the fabric to the table. No pictures of this either because when I didn’t like the first decoupage choice I attacked it with my putty knife and tore it off along with a lot of paint, then I searched through my junk things until I found the calendar. Didn’t even think about grabbing the camera.
Love the chippiness (ok spell check, this is a real word…..to me) of the milk paint.
Oh yeah, the vintage hardware came from my junk stash and I dry-brushed a little blue paint on the surface. Thanks for stopping by,
Diane says
I LOVE the yellow!!!! Good job my dear 🙂
Mary Anne Komar says
What a wonderful look!,and with all of the extra touches-painting the hardware blue and the calendar piece a real WOW! Thanks for sharing this project.
Martha says
Hi Kathy: What a nice table. The furniture design is unlike anything I’ve seen and the yellow is fantastic! I see that you’re doing so much with MMS milk paint. I haven’t yet tried it but I must say, you’re making lots of beautiful things with it. Hope you’re doing well.
Kathy Owen says
Martha you are so sweet. I looove the milk paint. The table is called a smoking stand or tobacco stand and it is metal lined. I love the style. You can find them at antique malls and there are different designs. Some of them have very straight lines.Thanks for stopping by and saying hi.
Deb Owen says
Lovely! I’m enjoying the milk paint also. Your stand turned out wonderful in it’s chippy splendor!