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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Do Not Be Shocked, I Painted a Table!

Do not be shocked but I have been painting a coffee table for the past three days.

Unlike many bloggers I do not paint much furniture.

I want to paint and I plan to but somehow I never do.

This time I carried the plan through outside of my head!

Remember we embrace imperfection here at Olive Out.

That's good because I have a long way to go and much to learn.

The table does look better.

What do you think?

This is NOW.








You may recall  I always covered the table with some sort of table scarf.

This glazed white paint is a better fit with the vintage rattan furniture.

This is the naked table BEFORE.




I used white oops paint, Valspar Mocha Glaze, and Min Wax Furniture Paste Wax.

The table was given to me years ago by a friend and originally came from a garage sale.

I am joining the bonified expert at glazing, Kim from Savvy Southern Style for her Wow Us Wednesdays link party.

Do join her for more wow projects.


grace surrounds us
Olive




36 comments:

  1. WAIT just a minute...am I at the right blog? Um yes Olive out..OK.....WOW girl you did it! It looks awesome too. You are onto something now...it's fun right? Good job! XO

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  2. EXCELLENT JOB!!! ~ I would have NEVER GUESSED it was your first painting project... WOW ~ I've never even used those glazing products... Just Lovely Olive...
    Jeanine, ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!

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  3. Olive...I have this exact table and it's companion end table and plan to paint them very, very soon with another item in our parlor....my upright grand piano. Stay tuned!! Your table is very inspirational to me....GREAT JOB!

    Blessings!
    Gail

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  4. Hurray!! you did a fantabulous job!! Watch out it is addicting. I want to repaint everything. Thanks for joining my party!

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  5. Oh Olive, your table is just gorgeous!... you did a fabulous job on it!... I also love seeing your daffodils coming up in your previous post... can't wait till Spring!... xoxo Julie Marie

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  6. I am very impressed! You did a great job. It looks wonderful. Oh my, is this going to be the start of something new and fun!?! Great job!

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  7. Hi Olive! Oh, yes, ma'am - your table is gorgeous! What a good job you did and it looks like a pro! Woo Hooness for you! I love it!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  8. Wow!!! Yes, I am shocked. But a good shocked. It looks great. I like how you distressed it a bit. Very professional looking.

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  9. I'm shocked!!!! And I love it. It looks fantastic. So good with your furniture. I love all furniture painted and shabbified.

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  10. The table looks fabulous!! It's a wonderful fit in your very pretty room.
    Jane

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  11. I am like you I dont pain my furniture ,but this is one peice that was really improved with your efforts!

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  12. I never paint furniture either, but this piece is stunning. You did a fantastic job. Love it. Hugs, Marty

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  13. Go Olive go!!! I've hardly painted any furniture either. Let me see....yup, only one so far! But I was SO proud of myself!!

    This looks so great - you're a real pro!

    Sarahx

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  14. Go Olive go!!! I've hardly painted any furniture either. Let me see....yup, only one so far! But I was SO proud of myself!!

    This looks so great - you're a real pro!

    Sarahx

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  15. It looks fantastic - what a wonderful change. You did a great job!

    xo
    Claudia

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  16. Very, very nice. I, too, do not paint furniture. I always admire the way it looks, but never seem to get to it. I do have a wardrobe that I'm giving some serious thoughts to painting, so thanks for the little push!
    Best,
    Susan

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  17. Beautiful job! This is your first paint project? How'd you like it? The result is amazing, I bet you are going to be doing a lot more now -- it's addicting!

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  18. That's a gorgeous table, and it looks fabulous painted. You did a great job.

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  19. I love it! You did a great job and the white looks much better.

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  20. Erika-I had fun and I have my old childhood vanity ready to paint next! However I really should be peeling wallpaper but it is a thankless task and I put it off easily♥

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  21. OH, MY Goodness, you did a beautiful job. I love it. Once you start painting you want to paint everything. Thanks for sharing and stopping by my blog and leaving a sweet comment. Hope you will come back again. Karie

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  22. Okay with a job done this well, you need to paint more furniture. This is outstanding.

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  23. Your table turned out really pretty. Great job, Olive!...Christine

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  24. Look out, blogging
    world, there's a
    new painting gal
    in town....!
    Yowzer, girlie,
    this is GREAT!!
    xx Suzanne

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  25. Turned out great! Thanks for sharing.

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  26. That looks awesome! Great job, Olive! Now you have me thinking about a few things around my house that could use a new color.
    -Trish

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  27. Hi Olive,
    Love your table, great job!! I'll bet you can't paint just one! I started and can't stop :-)))
    Bella

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  28. Such a gorgeous table. I thought it looked lovely before but you've made such a fantastic job with the paint. Bravo! It's fabulous Hugs xx

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  29. Wow it looks amazing! I love the "oops" color, the glazing, and the gentle distressing...so so pretty!

    Kat :)

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  30. It turned out great, Olive. I really does go in your room better. That's kind of funny white oops paint!

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  31. It is amazing to me, what a new coat of paint can do to a piece of furniture! It makes the detail on this table pop!

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  32. This is lovely. I am hosting a Valentine Giveaway. I would love for you to stop by!

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  33. You have made a very ordinary looking coffee table into one that looks sunning. Great job it looks so perfect in that setting.

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  34. This table turned out really, really well, Olive! I have yet to paint something in this style. Maybe soon, since I keep seeing the amazing result everybody is having! I did get some free paint from Valspar recently....
    :-) Sue

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  35. What a dreamy little table- after your cool redo. The gorgeous carved details really pop now.

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