So I bought this table at Goodwill a few weeks ago for $12.00! It was an adorable shape and I loved the doors but the 1960's oak and the brass handles had to go!
I painted it with Annie Sloan's Old White paint. No sanding, stripping, etc. It was awesome!
I did lightly sand by hand, the areas I wanted to stand out.
Today was the day to WAX my furniture-I LOVE this stuff! I used Annie Sloan's Clear and Dark Furniture Wax. I put a coat of clear on a 2*2 space then dab the dark on my brush and dab it again on a paper plate-you can also use cheesecloth-as you will be using that anyway to wipe spots that may be too heavy.
Here you can clearly see I had waaayyy too much dark wax! I just wiped it with clear wax and cheesecloth and VOILA!
Top of the table when it was done.
If you look closely (my lighting is not great) you can see here one door is waxed-the other is not. I think the waxing just gives it that finished look. It softens it a bit. You can do wax on any color. If you look through my blog you can see my pantry door and kitchen table that I did in Duck Egg Blue with the wax as well. The clear gives it a nice finish coat and the dark with the clear allows you to go as light or dark as you desire.
I always try to get the wax in the moldings on my furniture because that is always an area I like to have stand out.
More molding...
It is helpful to see someone hold the brush and actually put the wax on!
It does require a lot of dabbing, wiping and pushing to get the right finish.
The finished product! If you compare to the top, you will be able to see the softness the wax gives the furniture piece.
This took all of 40 minutes from start to finish-to wax!
I love it!
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