I saw this AMAZING lace makeover, and had to try it out! I loaded my family up in the car, and off we went Thrift Shopping! I found an end table that could really use some love, picked out the PERFECT colors of paint, and got to work!
This poor end table had seen better days! I wish I had taken more pictures of the "Before", but this is all I have. There were some pretty deep scratches, and the varnish was gone, so sanding was a MUST!
Since I have terrible asthma, I enlisted the help of my wonderful husband for this.
We used 60 Grit Sandpaper to get the remaining varnish off, and then used 220 grit to smooth everything out. My husband is a perfectionist, so it was as close to perfect as it could possibly get! But, if you try this, don't stress about it being perfect, imperfections are awesome!
We took the top off of the bottom portion, so that we could sand it evenly, and paint it easier. After that it was my turn!
I started by painting the top the color I wanted my "lace" to be, a pretty cream color. Then, after it had dried (waiting for it to dry is the HARDEST part!) I laid the lace I chose on top of it, and painted the contrasting color that I was using for the rest of the piece, a light blue.
You can see the blue on the wood in between the lace pattern., but you cannot see much cream.
I got a little impatient waiting for the blue to dry, and snuck a little peak!
I wasn't too worried about the edges, because I hadn't added all of the blue to the rest of the piece yet, and wanted to make it look like the lace faded into the blue.
Once the blue dried enough for me to remove the lace, this is what I had!
So pretty!
You can see on the edges of this one, how the lace pattern goes into the little accent parts on the sides. Again, I wasn't worried about it, because I wasn't done yet.
I painted the rest of the body blue, and the legs the same cream color of my "lace". Put it all back together, and TADA!
See how I added a little blue to the top edges to make the blue and the "lace" fade into each other?
I love how this piece turned out! Unfortunately, I had to sand the top portion down again, because my clear coat dripped all over it, and ruined it. Now I get to re-do that portion, and have my hubby put it all back together!
I love how vintage it looks. I feel like it would fit in with a 50's living room so nicely! As for this piece, when it is done, it might just find a home in one of your houses! We'll just see what happens!
P.S. I would suggest using gloves, or being very careful when using spray paint! It is not fun to get off of fingers.
On the bright side, my daughter loved my new "Fingernail polish" and wanted some of her own!
Love,
Ciera
