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Chalk Painted Sofa Table Redo

by: Jo
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Years ago, when I first learned what a sofa table was, I bought this one from Target. It has held up nicely for an inexpensive piece of furniture, but I felt it was time to give it a new look. There wasn't much contrast between it and the back of the leather sofa and it was getting pretty beaten up.

My go-to paint for old, not-so-great furniture? Chalk paint, of course. I started with a coat of a nice blue called Colonial.

It took two coats to give it nice coverage, and the new color was so refreshing.

To seal the paint, I applied a coat of Light-Satin Varnish from the same product line.

As much as I loved the new color, I felt it still needed a little something else to give it some personality. So I used Americana Decor Metallics in Copper to paint the bottom 8" or so of the legs.

Then, to add some interest to the table top and repeat that metallic finish, I taped off two triangles to meet in the middle and filled them in with the same copper metallic paint.

I didn't set out to match the blue and copper colors with my Russian nesting dolls but I was delighted to see that it turned out that way!

As a final touch, I replaced the boring knobs with new, decorative ones from Hobby Lobby. I love the selection they have and they often have great sales on them.

I think this refinished sofa table looks so much better against the dark background of the couch, and I love the new pop of color in the living room!

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2 comments so far:

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    Melissa 04/28/2018 at 10:49 pm

    Hello! WOW, I am so happy to have found your site. You two are so creative. I’m wondering if you plan to do another Kentucky Derby spreadsheet for 2018....could I be so lucky?
    Thanks!,
    Melissa

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    Chica 04/29/2018 at 10:56 am

    Melissa, we'll update the spreadsheet as soon as the field is set!

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