The table intially had deep scratches, holes (from i dont know what), and some sort of laminate glued on. But nothing to worry about. The fiance got the belt sander out, and gave it a good sanding back
I then gave the legs a paint using a antique white, and whitewashed the top. I distressed this table a little more than i normally would and i really like how it turned out.
It was time to head over to the graphics fairy blog, and decide on a print i wanted to use. I wanted something that was fairly simple, but effective. I decided on this...
First i enlarged the print using block poster (it's really easy if you want to try it out).
I then put all the 9 pages together using sticky tape.
I flipped the print upside down, and using a lead pencil i colored in the print
I turned it right side up, measured the centre, and sticky taped the edges in place.
Using a felt tip black pen, i outlined the whole the piece. I wasn't sure if it was going to work or not, as this was my first time trying it out, but once i lifted the paper and saw the outline i was amazed...it worked !!!
Here is a lok at the outline it imprinted onto the table
Using a black sharpie i colored in the whole thing, i was indecive whether to use paint or sharpie... sharpie won, and it turned out great !!
i finished thie piece with a bit of clear/dark wax, and wa-la
Take a look...
I LOVE IT ! definitely one of my fav pieces...
The Graphics Fairy gives a really good detailed instruction post on how to do this, so check it out HERE
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Jess
I love it! You did a beautiful job thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeletewow! good job! thank you for sharing your beautiful project. I didn't know about the pencil/outlining thing, I will give it a go sometime as I have lots of things waiting for a transformation!
ReplyDeleteI love it too! I think I need to pay the Graphics Fairy a visit!
ReplyDeleteAwesome transformation--great to know about block poster site too--thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteThank you ALL so much for your kind comments. I really appreciate it, makes what i love doing even more enjoyable =)
ReplyDeleteJess
that looks amazing and thanks for the great tips! i love the legs on this table!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tutorial...I now have more courage to try it.
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