Farmhouse Entryway Table Makeover With Wise Owl Paint

Hey Friends! I’m so excited to share this farmhouse entryway table makeover with you. This was a fantastic project and so fun to use new products (Wise Owl Chalk Synthesis Paint). I simply love the way this turned out.

I recently bought Wise Owl Chalk Synthesis Paint, which I had never used before. Wise Owl was having an awesome sale, so I decided to take advantage and try out a new product. I bought two pints: one in Mermaid Kiss and one in Coral Reef as well as the shades of gray wax. I also received a free sample (with purchase of a pint of paint) of Antique Villa which is what I used to turn this sad table into a beautiful farmhouse entryway table.

I bought this table at an auction recently. The table was a bit wobbly and needed to be sanded because whatever kind of wax or glaze was used on it was peeling off.

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Farmhouse Entryway Table

I sanded as much as I could while the table was intact, and then I took the whole thing apart. My father-in-law has experience in refinishing furniture, so he helped me pull out nails and remove screws. Once the table was in pieces, I was able to complete the sanding process. Normally, I don’t sand furniture before painting it with chalk paint, but this table was in bad shape and sanding was a must!

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I used DAP Rapid Fuse Wood Adhesive to reinforce the integrity of the legs. Once the table was back together (new screws, new nails and glued), I began the painting process.

The Wise Owl Chalk Synthesis paint was very easy to work with. I have extensive experience with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and Wise Owl was very similar. The first coat went on well; as I painted a thin coat with one of my good brushes and then went over it with a chip brush. Next, I watered down the paint, and with my good brush went over with a very thin second coat. The paint was very smooth and covered well.

Have you ever used vinegar and water to distress painted furniture? This is a fantastic tutorial and the one that I used. I love this technique because it eliminates the need to use sandpaper. It takes the paint off one layer at a time, so you can get a vintage, distressed look more easily than with sandpaper. I also prefer this method because it doesn’t scratch the furniture like sandpaper sometimes can.

For the top of the table, I chose to simply wax the bare wood with the white wax. Because I had sanded the table so finely, the wax didn’t seem to stick in the groves (since the table top had no grooves from the sanding). I think this technique would work well with a piece of wood that has a bit of texture and not a sanded piece. The Shades of Gray wax is lovely and I am looking forward to using it on another piece of furniture soon.