Upcycled Coffee and End Tables

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint was used for upcycling these thrifty finds. Colors were Duck Egg Blue, Coco, Old White, and Old Ochre. The coffee table insert has a simple painting of cattails, grass, mushrooms, a pair of bugs, and a butterfly. The style of the set is shabby-chic. It is protected by Annie Sloan's Clear Wax. Painting and table tops have an extra coat of wax.

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Shabby Chic Kitchen Table and Chairs

This is my first up-cycled project. Furniture from thrift stores and Annie Sloan Chalk Paints-Old White and Coco. Complete replacement of chair cushions. French/beachy feel. All distressed except for the table top, which has polyacrylic on it for protection. Took 2 months for me to do, not sure on the hours, but each chair maybe took about 8 hrs and the table took maybe 20 hrs. Just guessing since I just did it leisurely. :D

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New creations

Redoing furniture with DIY chalk paint

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Ketchup and Salt

Another little still life, 12 x 12". 5 hrs altogether.  It was based on a photo I took at our table at a local diner recently. I could've done more work on this, but I liked it how it stands. I learned quite a bit this time. this is the first time I've tried glass objects, and all the colors in the white areas. It was a fun painting!

Laying in colors and values

More, toast and salt shaker

Close-up, not finished

More details added

Close-up of finished painting

Finished "Ketchup and Salt"

On my wall in the kitchen