Hello, this is Gary!!!
He started life as this very tired looking side table... aaahhhh poor Gary. Don't worry though, he received a lush, lime green makeover, wooo hoooo!!!
And he is even available for sale on my ebay shop.. how exciting!!! I wanted to keep him but I don't have enough space, sad face.
Any whoo here is a "How to", so that if you find a sad table in a charity shop, you can give him some loving too!! Enjoy!
STEP 2. If you want to keep the top of your table natural or even if you wanted to do it a different colour you need to mask it up like so...
STEP 3. Start painting your sexy man table. Don't be afraid just go for it! I used normal wall emulsion although you can you specific furniture paints if you wanted.
STEP 4. (Boring bit) Wait for your first coat of paint to dry and then do a couple more and wait for them to dry!
STEP 5. Now you can start disressing your table. I use coarse sand paper and just highlight the areas which would receive normal wear and tear. Sanding with the grain of the wood will make it a little easier. If you want a more heavily distressed look, then you can always use a chisel or even a flat head screw driver to scratch paint off and bruise the wood... be careful if you want to use that method though, especially if your clumsy!
STEP 6. Once you can finished sanding, clean off all of the dust with a damp cloth, wait until your table is dry and varnish with clear gloss wood varnish, this will protect your work.
Remember if anyone would like a piece of furniture brightening up or even if you'd like me to find a specific piece for you just send me an email or facebook me and I am sure that we shall be able to arrange something.
Have a very good weekend everyone, lets hope the snow doesn't hit again!!
Oh and go and buy Gary.. he needs you!!
BUY HIM HERE!!
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