French Provincial End Table Makeover Makeover

The customer who purchased the last French Provincial coffee table I finished wanted an end table to match. I had nothing in stock so she found one and brought it to me to relove in the same color and stain.

It just so happened the end table she found was recently made over by another furniture painter but the shape and style was just what she wanted but not the grey and white colors.

No problem, I can relove it to match. Step one was to power sand the painted top back to the bare wood.

The edges were hand sanded to the bare wood as well.

And the top is now ready to stain,

Fusion Mineral Paint's Stain & Finishing Oil in cappuccino was applied using a blue shop towel.

Three coats were applied once the first dried then 2 more coats of the natural SFO was applied. These coats go on thin and layer to give an increased sheen as you add a layer and add durability.

Above is all the layers complete.

Now to update the base. Not knowing what type of paint the previous painter used I lightly hand sanded first. The paint seemed chalkish and quite thick so was sanded smooth as best possible to smooth drips and thicker areas. Champlain from Fusion Mineral Paint was brushed on in 2 coats to match the coffee table. It is a warmer white then the basic painted white as you can see above.

Using a sanding sponge the entire base was sanded smooth and edges and areas distressed then Fusion Mineral Paint's ageing wax was added to keep the matching look of the coffee table.