Shabby 2 No End!

Wow! This little table has morphed into an adorable little shabby piece of love!
Honestly, I hadn't really liked extreme distressing, but after having this little piece around for a couple of months now - I'm LOVING it!
I think I will do one of my end tables the same, but using some homemade DIY chalk paint!

Goes to show that mixing it up a bit is WONDERFUL!

I picked it up at Goodwill for $14! - ugly, old fashioned, but I needed furniture.

I lightly sanded it to remove the shiny finish.
Sprayed primered.
THIS IS WHERE IT GETS CRAZY!
Over the next week, I sanded, primered, re-primered, painted, stenciled, re-painted this little table
THREE times!  Yup, I just wasn't "Feelin" it.

Then . . . 

WHAM!!

I was inspired!

While loading a load of laundy, I glanced over and on my shelf were a bunch of hooksI had.

Inspiration!

This is my first time doing this method, so I was nervous and excited!

I've seen quite a few tutorials on the vaseline method, and the one that got me spurred to DO IT, was at 

http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2012/03/distress-paint-with-vaseline.html

Ok, I know you want to get to the juicy stuff, so here is the tutorial on the Shabby piece de' resistance!
I've also put the photos at the end of this post of all the other stages, so you can see that it's OK,
FINE, DANDY, COOL, No-BIGGIE to change and re-change your mind until you get that
"That's it!", feeling!
It's only paint, right!

Step #! - disassembled/sanded

Step #2 - paint edges/distressed spots

#1 - took the table apart this time & lightly

sanded all the pieces

#2 - Spray painted the edges black (color to show through the distressing) - This is where I knew I was going to sand down to let the black show through the top coat.

#3 - Once the black paint was dry, then I started wiping petroleum (vaseline) jelly along the edges, some thin, some globed, and even some smears along the center. Be CAREFUL - this is where the top coat will NOT adhere, so you can go a little crazy and end up with too much distressing - just a matter of personal taste.

Tip: I also tried using a Q-tip, small paint brush, and tooth pick to apply the jelly on some areas, so there was a variety of distressed size/shape.

#4 Painted everything my top color (white) I did this with a brush - just didn't put alot of pressure while brushing, and it didn't effect the jelly at all. (I was afraid it might smear it, but it didn't).  I painted 2 coats, letting it dry in between.

NOW #5 - Fun part! Took a medium (150 grit) sanding sponge and started sanding!  It was actually fun to watch the paint over the vaseline just fall right off! 

and Viola'!

I usually don't care for a lot of distressing, but I LOVE this little table and am starting to distress more,
and more - and not stressing over it!
Enjoy, and go for it!
It's only paint!

Theresa

Thought it would be interesting to show you the stages this little table went through. . .

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Showing this off here:
I have many more to put on here - and just might have to do it with text links - so appreciative of your support, and don't want to forget anyone!!

http://ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com/

 

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