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Maison Blanche Pewter Organza Topped Table

Summer of 2013 I picked up this scratched table for $7.50.

Before Christmas I put it in place in all it's beat up glory to see if I was going to like the size.

I did.

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I brought this garage sale table home for a few reasons, one of which being it wasn't gonna break the bank.  

Another reason - it was larger than my current family room table.  

I liked the wood doodads on the side that looked like big head tacks.  I could picture them with a faux metal look.

I also was happy that it had a bottom shelf, although I haven't decided yet if I'll use the shelf to display something, or put baskets on the bottom to hold stuff. 

Old Table Painted Faux Metal Top Bliss-Ranch.com Maison Blanche
I knew wheels could be attached to move it out of the way for vacuuming, all I had to do was ask the man with the tools.   

Then before I could blink and a whole year before I got around to painting it, Brawn had put those wheels on it.  He must of believed I was gonna hop right to painting the table..... ha!

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I gathered my supplies and with no tutorial, no idea what I was doing, decided I was giving this a faux metal look, and hoping it would turn out.  

The past few years I have gained enough confidence in knowing that if it didn't turn out I could paint over it.  I also knew if that happened it could take another year before I got back to working on it.

First the whole thing received a coat of Maison Blanche Wrought Iron.  This was more than a two step process, not because it had to be, but because I painted till I got the look I wanted on the top.

Old Table Painted Faux Metal Top Bliss-Ranch.com Maison Blanche

After the black dried I did a wash of white over it, then a mixture of watered down black with a hint of white, which if you remember back to first grade, makes gray.

Old Table Painted Faux Metal Top Bliss-Ranch.com Maison Blanche
I painted and wiped, wiped and painted, and just kept at it till I was satisfied it wasn't too black, wasn't too white and was just the right gray.

This was the first time I used Pewter Organza and I really liked it.  Maison Blanche has a whole bunch of metallic colors, and I picked the pewter in hopes it would match the idea in my head.    

I wanted to turn the wood into a faux brushed nickle, weathered aluminum, or a zinc style.

Old Table Painted Faux Metal Top Bliss-Ranch.com Maison Blanche
I left the legs black but I did a slight white wash on the bottom shelf, which you can't  see from the photos.

I used off white paint and went around all the little doodads and in the cracks so they had a white haze in their crevices for age.

All the little dents and scratches ended up being part of the metal look patina.

Old Table Painted Faux Metal Top Bliss-Ranch.com Maison Blanche

I also wanted the cracks lighter than the top, not dark like they were turning out, so I went back with a small brush and painted and wiped a gray white mix in the lines.

Here is the top before any wax but with the light gray in the grooves.  Some of these photos were taken at night because I wanted to get another coat of something on before bed and to dry overnight.

Old Table Painted Faux Metal Top Bliss-Ranch.com Maison Blanche
I used both clear and brown wax on it, and let them both settle into different areas of the top and the lines. 

Did I mention I wanted a metal look?

Old Table Painted Faux Metal Top Bliss-Ranch.com Maison Blanche

I think I achieved that.

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I think this is one of those projects that actually looks better in person.

Not too bad for a beat up $7.50 table.

Old Table Painted Faux Metal Top Bliss-Ranch.com Maison Blanche

Once I figure out what to store on the bottom shelf besides 100 remote control's - none of which I know how to operate - I'll let you see the whole thing.

But for now it provides a larger area to put our feet up, and set bowls of popcorn.  And now I have no excuse not to suck up any kernels that roll under it, because I can wheel it out of the way to vacuum.

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26 comments :

  1. You definitely achieved the metal look! What a great deal and makeover!!! How's Vegas treating ya?

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  2. Beautiful job....looks just like metal. Pinning!

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  3. Whoa....VERY cool! I think you hit the...um...nail...on the head!

    Okay, that was dumb.

    -andi

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  4. Bliss--I LOVE that final color. It's gorgeous!

    pinning!

    gail

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  5. Just the right paint treatment for that nailhead table. Love the gothic, metallic look!!

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  6. Awesome look Bliss! I love the after!!

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  7. wow, you did a beautiful job! i love how the top turned out!

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  8. Oh, Blissy.... #1: at first I thought you said used pewter to match your head. I need new trifocals. #2, I really like the whole industrial vibe you gave it. #3, your posts are now coming to my spam box, so I haven't gotten some. Please forgive me. I have fixed it.

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  9. Great job! I get so inspired by your projects but I can't seem to finish any of mine! This one took a lot of elbow grease and different paint / wax applications. It might too much for a "Maison" beginner like me but I can SO appreciate your work - Keep em' coming :-)

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  10. Your finish is absolutely fabulous! love love love

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  11. So you're just teasing us with a few glimpses of your awesomeness?!? I love what I see so far. And try not to wait a year before you decide what to do with that bottom shelf ...

    :) Linda

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  12. OH that is fabulous, Bliss! Such a great deal for $7.50...and it has wonderful industrial lines. The paint treatment you did is PERFECT. Love, love, love it...

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  13. Anonymous1/29/2015

    Super idea -- great find indeed! Love the treatment you did to it - makes it a wanted item now.. I want I want it -- wink!

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  14. Not bad at all. Beautiful color.

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  15. Bliss, you rocked this big time. I really love this look. You really added so much. 7.50 went to $500. Great girl. I think baskets would be a great touch. I only know how to work two remotes our of 4, LOL

    Cindy

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  16. I want to duplicate that color! Beautiful.
    Thanks for showing us how!
    Deb

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  17. Wow, that is one very impressive paint job. Love it!

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  18. Love it Bliss! I think you did a great job on that 7.50 table! What a fun finish!

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  19. I love the finish you achieved on it, Bliss & what a bargain!

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  20. Oh I love it! that is the best color too. I like big coffee tables (and I cannot lie). LOL!

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  21. I love your process. A little this, a smidgen of that... just like a good chef, no measuring, just instinct!!
    And you have killer instincts!!

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  22. I love anything on castors, anything with a metal finish, and anything that has extra storage, great job Mrs. B.

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  23. wonderful! I left off without finishing my makeover coffee table last year too, so now I will have to go tackle that like you did. Inspiring.

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  24. It's a great look Bliss. This would have been a good time for a white wax - for the cracks. All coffee tables should be on wheels.

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  25. Oh my gosh it is beautiful Bliss! BTW I have the same size and shape table (in white) with a bottom shelf just like that... I have crates for magazines and a large tray to hold "stuff". Great job

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  26. Another fabulous bliss-ified project!
    <3 Christina

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