Perfect Pair

Last  week I stuck a deal on Facebook Marketplace for a set of bedside tables and I am here to tell ya’ll that I will never get this lucky again.

I was thinking these might paint up nice.

Now?

Nice was not a big enough word.

Lord  the details on these!!!!

I thought they were cute in the FB photo but they seem to really come alive I painted them.  I painted all the smooth surfaces first and let them dry.  Next I turned my attention to a all those details.  If ya’ll recall from my last black piece I used a wash technique only on the carved wooden pulls ,where I would paint them and then wipe off the paint.  I used that same technique on these lovelies as well.   Just so happens they had lots more details to wash.

I went with a raw finish on the front legs which means I hand sanded the old finish down as much as I could and then applied a clear wax to seal and protect them. I do love the contrast it gives the black painted body .

I also sealed the details I washed with clear wax as well.

For the drawers I used tobacco color paper from  Society6.

I have had this linen look paper for months but never had the opportunity to use it till now.

Ya’ll I used all but about a 1/4 cup of my very last can of General Finishes Black Pepper chalk paint.  This line was discontinued a while back so there’s no replacing it.  It’s sad to me.  It is my favorite back ever, perfectly matte.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Paige