Painting an old Bombay Company table

 We've had this little table in all our homes, in every sort of room. It has lived in our foyer with a vase on it for the last 11 years. Until now!! Yes, I'm painting another piece of furniture.  (Then I'll go to rehab.) I decided to finally try Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint for the coverage over the dark brown. Here is my niece Cari dry brushing the Louis Blue. 

Almost done. 

The measuring was easy. I made a pencil mark in the center of the table. Then I used a square coaster to draw the first square in the middle. I continued to use the coaster to mark all the diamond shapes. After that I used a ruler to check spacing.

The taping took longer than the painting as it took moving the tape several (many) to get every diamonds just right. 

I left the legs just as they were.

Used tape. Remember to remove the tape pretty quickly after painting. The iPad was for looking at other blogs doing this. Also note new chair seat covers. :)

It looks pretty good. I did 3 light coats on on the white diamonds but I didn't make it perfectly cover the blue.

The lines came out pretty good!

Next step: using a light sanding block to age the top and make it completely smooth and a little worn. Yes, this left evidence of painting mistakes but I think it adds charm. Really!

See? Charming. 

Maia thought green dots that match our placemats would look great so I mixed some craft paint and used a bobby pin to create the dots. They are actually lighter green.

Last but not least, I covered the entire table with Annie Sloan soft wax. Two coats. I used a soft cloth for buffing. 
You can see the white paint jar behind the wax can. It is "Old White".

I wish you could see the glow from the wax! So pretty.

Complete!!

Now this little table holds our table napkins. If you are wondering why I chose blue. Watch this space for my next project! :)

Debra