Creations, Monogram Side Table

the Painted Apron

8 years ago

I have been eyeing this table for a while…

It’s from what I like to call my “Victorian” phase

The floral insert is ceramic, and although I still like it, it’s doesn’t go with anything now, so out came the Annie Sloan Old White

I used Annie Sloan French Linen on the ceramic insert, carefully painting the edge and then filling in the center

When that was dry, I roughed in a free form M

If you don’t have a stencil or a graphic you can get inspiration from fonts, and Pinterest

I printed these out and doodled around, combining different elements to design my own [bottom center]

Once I had the basic shape done, I outlined it with a gold leafing pen

I sanded the edges and added some gold gilding wax

I finished the design with gold swirls and dots

There is a lot of pattern in the room so I kept it simple

It’s now a handy side table for my lap top

or wherever we need it

This was a quick and easy project, the best thing about chalk paint is that it paints over just about anything without prep and dries so quickly

Let the gold leaf dry overnight before waxing, and then experiment with a small area before covering the whole thing to make sure it won’t smear

The letters on this Name Plaque are outlined with a silver leaf pen

The accents on this Chalk Painted Secretary are also done with a silver leaf pen

You can order gold and silver leaf pens here

Now, don’t you want to go paint something 🎨 ?

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