Old Table makeover/ First time trying this technique!

Hey everyone, welcome back to my channel. So today's video I'm going to share with you the entire process of me redoing this table So I actually changed my mind halfway through doing this I started to sand it down and then I decided to stain the top using gel stain And I honestly just did not love The way it looked it was very patchy You can't really tell in on camera because I feel like the camera just makes things look a lot nicer But the color was pulling very orange and it's just not the style I wanted to go for Um, by the way, I already have a farmhouse table If you guys have never been on my channel before I did redo an old Like very very old table and I did a stain top in the white on the bottom If you guys want to watch that video i'll link it below Um, but I started off by staining it. Like I said, I didn't love it So i'm going to paint the entire table using the kilt chalk paint in the color platinum ring All right, so I wanted to give you guys another little update and just kind of show you how it's looking so obviously There are a ton of streaks. I need to do some more coats But everything is looking really good so far Um, I really like the color a lot. I think it's going to look really pretty especially with the chairs being white um but I am really loving it. I think it looks really great So I know y'all heard me say I was going to paint the chairs white but then I decided to go with platinum ring on the entire table and then kind of do a Like more of a rustic wash look with different color paints So you'll see that like as I do this project i'm kind of changing my mind and things happen like that You just got to kind of just keep going Um, I am very indecisive I am just one of those people who I make decisions and then I change my mind immediately after it's just my personality Um, so after painting the chair white, I like I said, I went in and painted all of the chairs platinum ring So, um, it is the next day and the table is all painted with the Platinum ring chalk paint so i'll show you guys that in just a second. So it's all completely gray Um, and then now i'm going to use all four of these colors and try and make like a very rustic old looking table I was going to just leave it how it is But it just doesn't go with anything in my house at all. It just does not match in here And I want to give it some more warm tones So i'm going to see what I can create out of these paints What i'm going to do is just kind of pour them on these plates mix them together and just make my own colors So i'm going to add some water to them as well I seen a post where they were taking a spray bottle spraying on the table and then kind of like Washing on the paint so i'm going to give that a try and just see what happens Who knows what's going to happen? This is a project So i'm just going to go for it. Anyway, i'm going to go ahead and pour my paints on the plate Okay, so so far I have this elephant gray Um chalk paint right here and then I have the waverly in the color mineral Which is this one? and then I have this Matte colored apple barrel nutmeg color. I actually bought this a while ago So I wanted to try and see if I could add some chalk paint to it and just see what happens So i'm going to try to lighten this brown up to like a light tan by adding in this gray or not really a tan more of like a like a medium gray color And it's actually working So i'm going to add a little bit more of this elephant chalk paint And give that a stir I kind of want like a muted grayish brown tone All right, so I could have easily stopped right here and just left the entire table just a light gray But to be honest this gray just did not match with my house. So I decided to Add in some depth and add in some color. So i'm taking the paintbrush Spraying the table with a little bit of water and then doing like back and forth motions to get like more of like a wood Look, um, like a washed wood. I don't know how to really explain this the best way Um, you can look it up on pinterest if you guys are curious on, you know, just inspiration That's kind of what I did I just looked on pinterest seeing what you know Other people had as far as tables go and I just tried to recreate it in the best way possible um using the colors I had like I said I didn't want to actually have to go to the store because obviously i'm trying to avoid going out in public So I just took the paintbrush and went back and forth adding different colors. Just kind of just adding in depth where I wanted it And you guys will see the more I paint the better it starts to look So just stay with me. I know it looks a little crazy at this moment But I promise it came together at the very end And I feel like you know, it's something a little out of my comfort zone It's not something I would usually paint myself But I am proud of myself for sticking to it and not giving up and just keep going and that's the thing with projects Um, sometimes you'll get halfway through and then you just won't like it and you'll just want to give up But i've said it before on my channel when it comes to doing projects you have to keep going because what you are looking at is What you're seeing all the flaws, you know And i've noticed that recently i've been really hard on myself when it comes to projects. I just get really discouraged I always feel like you know, it's just not good enough or I could have done better But I gotta stop, you know hating on myself and start embracing the process. I'm learning. I am not a You know professional at restoring tables or painting tables. I am just like you guys just trying to You know Restore furniture and paint stuff on my own rather than going out and buying it like this So, you know, it's all a process and I am learning and I am sure i'll get better the more I do So Okay, so i'm trying to give you guys like an up close on how i'm doing this so i'm just dipping my brush into These like random colors i'm kind of using more of the darker shade And then kind of just brushing it off and kind of dabbing a little bit into that lighter brown or like Lighter tone, they're all dark, but you know i'm saying anyway i'm going like that brushing it off and then i'm very lightly Just brushing it on randomly Just like that trying to stay in the same direction so it doesn't look messy And then picking up more Whenever it's necessary and just adding a couple Darker highlights in some areas like this i'm trying to get all the way up to the Corner so they don't look blank and then what i'm doing is taking my towel spraying it with water Like that and then just Wiping it off. So just like that Just to kind of help blend it in a little bit All right, so now moving on to the chairs this part was a little challenging especially on the seat area because where the back of the chair, um meets the seat part It's really rounded around the corners and it's really hard to get in there and make it look Very seamless and I just I had a really difficult time around those edges so in just a little bit you'll see that I actually add some white paint just to kind of make it look a lot more natural and Not so splotchy around those little rounded edges, but right here. I am just adding the Brown and gray paint just mixed together all over and then I will be taking my wet towel and rubbing everything in to make it look seamless So whenever i'm taking the um the towel and wiping it off I am trying to keep it in the same direction That I painted the paint on it just to kind of make it really appear as wood grain That is like the whole point in painting this on is to give it a really rustic Um look without having to use stain so I didn't want to have to sand all these chairs down Or go out and buy anything else. I just you know changed my mind halfway through the project and decided that I wanted to go a different route so that's how You know this whole process came about with me painting it with all these colors And I wanted to tell you guys that um, a lot of the inspiration for this table was actually from whenever I went house hunting I went into a house that was fully decorated and they had a farmhouse um, like like rustic chic looking table that looked just like this and I just loved it and I told my husband when if we did put an offer on that house I was going to request that they left the table because it was just so beautiful So I really wanted to recreate something like that and just see if I could do it And I feel like I did a pretty good job I mean there's things I would have changed along the way if I could go back Um, obviously that's just part of the learning process But I am super proud of myself for sticking to it and just going for it Even though this isn't something I would normally do So at this point I realized the chairs were a lot more white than the table top So I went back in with some white paint and just painted on some streaks Um here and there just to give it some more depth and to make it match the chairs Okay, so now i'm going over the chairs and the table using the men wax polyacrylic in the clear satin finish I will have everything listed below in the description box in case you missed anything Um, but I am just using a foam brush to apply this and to me it's just the easiest way To add the polyacrylic to any surface. It's very smooth and it just goes on seamless So that's why I like to use it And you'll notice that the chairs look a little different outside than they do inside and that is just because of the lighting Lighting is everything in a house. So just keep in mind that what you just seen outside It actually does match the table. It's just a lot whiter and brighter outside because the bright light so um, anyway, i'm just going on the table with the polyacrylic using very Light brush strokes. You don't want to rub very hard because then it'll just pick up the paint You're going to go very light-handed and you're going to do very light coats And I like to let these dry at least, you know, 30 minutes to an hour before adding another coat Now it does say to let it dry for two hours in between coats I've never had to wait that long polyacrylic dries extremely fast and I feel like i've never had an issue Coating it before that just always test do a test area if you can Just to make sure um, you don't want to go over your whole table and get to the finish line And then accidentally mess up with the sealant I feel like the sealant is the hardest part for most people Just because when you if you've never worked with any type of sealer, you don't really know what to expect And that's why I always recommend polyacrylic. It's the easiest to use out of all the sealers i've ever tried and i've used Lacquer i've used polyurethane And many other ones i've used wax and so far out of everything I would say that the polyacrylic is my all-time favorite and it holds up well So I did forget to mention that I do four coats of the polyacrylic and that is just to make sure that it is sealed Very well, that way I can use Cleaners on it and not have to worry you can do more coats if you want, but I feel like personally four coats is enough So now I just wanted to give you guys some up close looks of how the table is and all the different tones and colors And there were some areas that you know Probably could have used a little bit more love, but that is just the beauty of doing a diy project They're not going to be perfect They're going to have character and just be a little different But I really love how they look up close with the brown tones the white and the gray It just looks just so different different than anything i've ever seen And i've never seen any table like this. So it's very unique, which is awesome. So Anyway, I really hope you guys enjoyed I really appreciate you watching. I am so sorry. I have been kind of mia Recently on my youtube channel, but I really just needed to take a break Um from uploads and just you know embrace life right now and all the craziness so Anyway, thank you again for watching. I truly appreciate every one of you and I will talk to you guys in my next video Bye y'all