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Monday, June 25, 2012

Side Table #3


My last bedside table
and
I was so excited for this one because it was a technique I had never tried.

It was using VINEGAR and STEEL WOOL to stain wood. 

 The site I got the idea from said that their wood ended up looking a
smokey grey
 and I was so excited as visions of Restoration Hardware came to mind.

St. James Panel Bed Antiqued Coffee

Alas,
 it was not meant to be as mine ended up a redish orange.....

but here is the transformation.


the before
(got this baby for $2.00)


 mixture of vinegar and steel wool
(this sat for a couple of days to darken)


sanded the top down to bare wood


primed and painted the bottom.


started to stain with the vinegar.
(not going to lie, a little stinky)



Then it dried to a chalky reddish finish.
WHAT?!?
I wipe off the chalky looking dust.


and applied two coats of polyacrylic.
Turned a darker version



It dried lighter and slightly orange

*remember I was going for grey*



I ended up distressing the edges.


 Not exactly what I was going for,
but it's in great shape and freshly painted.


I'm glad I tried this on something smaller. 
I 'm not sure I would do it again.
 I'm still on the hunt for an old greyish stain to do on a midcentury dresser.

Here are all three side tables

#1



#2




and #3





I think #1 was my favorite.

15 comments:

  1. It looks great to me, love it with the paint. CJ

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  2. So cute! And I need to stain something this week. Thanks! Coming to you from Take a Look Tuesday!

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  3. Sugar...I've seen this tip before, shame that it didn't turn out the way you hoped. But I admit, I still like the color.

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  4. Thanks everyone....I should say here that I don't hate it, it turned out great. I just had something completely different in mind. I will find a grey smokey stain, it's now my mission.

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  5. I love them all. I can see where you were going with the gray stain though but I think it still turned out beautifully =)

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  6. I think they all look great!! I love the turquoise! Following along now!

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  7. the joy of diy is that we try dfferent things and sometime we like it, sometime we don't and sometime we just LOVE it!!!

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  8. I was looking on Kijiji last night and saw this. I KNEW it must be yours! Very cute! But yeah, the grey would have been cool.

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  9. I love this! I know it's not what you had in mind but I love it!
    :0)

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  10. It may not have turned out the color you had in mind, but I love it.

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  11. Wish I knew how to "pin" this so I could save this idea.

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  12. Very interesting! Even though it didn't turn out the color you wanted, it still looks great. I like that you distressed the edges!

    Found you from the "What I Whipped Up Wednesday" link party. :)

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  13. It turned out so cute. Nice job! I'll have to give your technique a try.

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  14. #3 is my favorite. I know it is not what you were going for, but it looks beautiful.

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  15. I love them all, but I love the last one ; ) I'm featuring you tomorrow!

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