Warped Table Camouflage
A True Story of Trash to Treasure!
Over the years I have become the go to lady when someone has junk they no longer want. Must be the Sanford and Son vibe I give off. This ugly beast was left outside for over a year and was headed to the dump. It was warped, faded and looked like a dog had chewed up the feet.
Since the top was severely damaged, stained and stinky I cleaned the best I could with a scrubby pad, vinegar and lots of elbow grease.
Then I painted the top with two watered down coats of Buffalo Brown using a foam roller.
(1 coat)
(2 coats)
Once that was dry I applied a coat of Hazelnut reVAX with a damp Applicator Sponge.
Sadly as you can see the warped top was still noticeable in certain light, so I decided to do a stencil that was just a few shades lighter than the top. Very subtle camo.
For the stencil I mixed one part pearl reVAX, one part Brown bronze shimmer, two parts hazelnut reVAX and used a stencil I already had from Hobby Lobby and sponged on with a damp applicator Sponge. Easy peasy. You can only see it in certain light..what warped table? 🙂 Topped with another coat of Hazelnut reVAX.
The base I did two coats of Vanilla Bear, distressed, and then Hazelnut reVAX. This helped distract from the chewed up feet. 🙂
(French to English Translation: I like your sense of humor)
Not bad for a table headed to the dump.
OMG what treasures we weave. Turned out gorgeous.
🙂 Thanks Cheryl!
This is amazing! I would love to see a video tutorial for something like this! I love your products!
Did you layer the bottom with the buffalo color then put the vanilla bear on top? This is table is stunning. I have an armoire that is 14 yrs old and hand painted. I want to do this to the armoire but not sure what color underneath to layer.
Tricia, I didn’t use anything under the Vanilla Bear. I just sanded it to the original wood. You can do that if you want it to show dark brown underneath.
Thanks,
Shannon