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Tea Table Makeover Before & After

Hey all! Kandice here from Just the Woods and I’m so excited to be joining you over here with Gina at the Shabby Creek Cottage blog. I’m sharing a tea table makeover with you today. This tea table is super unique with pull out hideaway drawers on each side. I’ve decided to jump on the opportunity to use these pull out drawers to add a pop of color. I should also warn you in advance that I am not a short and sweet blogger, but instead, I tend to give very thorough and detailed furniture posts. I hope you enjoy.

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Disclosure: This tea table painted furniture post contains affiliate links for your convenience.

Simple Supply List for Painting a Tea Table

What You Will Need

Tools

  • Daddy Van’s Furniture Polish
  • Orbital Sander
  • Plastic Spoons
  • Paintbrushes
  • Sandpaper
  • Old T-shirt or rag

Paint

  • Dixie Belle Paint
    • Stormy Seas
    • Sea Glass
    • Yankee Blue
    • Flamingo
    • Clear Satin Sealer Clear Satin Sealer

Unfinished Vintage Tea Table

This tea table started with a few scratches, strange discoloration on top and minor flaws, but for the most part in pretty nice condition. The pretty little table feet fit perfectly on my tri-dollies which make it super easy to maneuver the table around as you work on it. vintage tea table, unfinished tea table, table with side drawers

The two pull out drawers are actually held in by a simple screw underneath so before getting started you have to remove the screw and remove the drawers. Let’s flip the table over. wooden tea table, vintage tea table, wood table

Grab a screwdriver and remove the screw from underneath both drawers. remove wooden drawers, remove screws, tea tabe

Pull out those drawers and set them aside. remove drawers, wooden side table, vintage table

Prepping a Tea Table for Paint

Now we can continue on and prep the tea table for paint. This is my full process for ‘How to Prep Painted Furniture’ on my blog. But if you want the short version, I lightly scuffed the legs with sandpaper and use my orbital sander on the table top. A quick tip for sanding indoors is to remove the dust bag from the sander and insert the hose for the shop vac. Make sure to turn on the shop vac before you turn on the sander and you will save yourself from creating a dusty mess. I first learned this little trick when sanding the wood floor inside my master bedroom during our small closet renovation. sanding inside, sand wood table, orbital sander, table makeover

After you sand the entire table make sure to wipe it clean. Don’t forget to sand and clean the pull out drawers that you removed too.cleaned table, prep table for paint

Painting a Vintage Tea Table

Since this table is being donated to a local fundraiser I get a little creative freedom with how to paint. I’m going for a coastal style blues and grays on the outside with a pop of coral for the drawers. Fun right? I started with these pretty colors from Dixie Belle Paint.dixie belle paint

Since I don’t have an exact plan, I start with stormy seas, which is a deep gray. The entire tea table is painted in stormy seas.stormy seas, dixie belle paint, chalk paint, gray paint

After stormy seas, I brush sea glass over the tea table. The sea glass is applied in less than full coverage but more than dry brushing as you can see. dixie belle paint, sea glass chalk paint, seashell wood table

Next, get a water spritzer and apply yankee blue to the tea table. Focus on the creases and spritz with a little water. paint with water, chalk paint, blending chalk paint

Now that the paint is slightly diluted and wetter than normal you can easily drag and spread the paint over the tea table surface. wet paint, wet chalk paint, water sprayer, blending paint, worn painted finish

Using a clean rag or old T-shirt wipe away the wet paint before it dries creating a worn finish. layered chalk paint, blended chalk paint, worn painted finish

Addressing the Table Top

I admit that I love the look on the table skirt and legs, but the table top is not what I want. So as an added step tape off the table top. I love the scotch blue platinum tape because it tears at perfect 90-degree angles. scotch blue tape, painters tape, painted table

Using an old raggedy brush I’m lightly brushing a small amount of stormy seas back over the table top. To do this, get a clean, dry, old paintbrush. old paintbrush, painted tea table

Dip the brush in your paint but don’t saturate the brush. dixie belle chalk paint, chalk mineral paint, gray paint

Dab off any excess paint on a paper towel. dab off paint, paper towel dry brush, painted tea table,

Very lightly brush over the tea table top. For a more detailed tutorial on the dry brushing technique, you can find it here: how to dry brush furniture. dry brushing

Distressing Your Painted Tea Table

Once satisfied with your painted tea table let’s distress those edges and bring out the details. I’m using a fine grit sandpaper to distress the edges and raised details on the tea table. You can also lightly sand the entire surface of the painted table to get a super smooth finish. sand painted table, distress painted table, tea table makeover

Sealing your Painted Table

Always make sure to seal your painted furniture makeovers. I’m using Dixie Belles satin clear coat to seal this painted tea table. There is a full tutorial on the easiest way to sealing painted furniture here if you’d like to check it out: sealing painted furniture.dixie belle clear coat

Lubricating Pull Out Drawers

Remember that pop of color I mentioned? Those pull out drawers are painted in Flamingo which is a bold and pretty coral. painted table, pop of color, coral drawers, tea table

Anytime you have wooden drawers that may rub against wood you will want to lubricate them. This works for sticking drawers as well. I find that Daddy Van’s furniture polish is the best product for this. It’s all natural and smells great.daddy vans, furniture polish, beeswax

Simply add a little furniture polish to a paper towel. beeswax, natural furniture polish, sticking drawers

Then rub on the edges of the drawers or anywhere that wood would rub against wood. Easy peasy. rub wax on wood

Painted Tea Table Makeover

Your painted tea table makeover is complete. painted tea table, chalk painted table, tea table makeover

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If you love these colors you can get them here: Dixie Belle Paint

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Make your painted furniture projects stand out with a pop of color. This tea table makeover combines a blended and layered painted furniture technique with a bold pop of coral on the drawers. #paintedfurniture #paintedteatable #teatablemakeover #paintedtable #chalkpaintedfurniture

 

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About Gina Luker

Gina Luker is a writer, photographer and lover of all things quirky. She's usually found with a drill in one hand and a cocktail in the other while blogging along the way. She's addicted to coffee, polka dots, rock stars, Instagram, and everything aqua.

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