French Grey Rose Table

I first told you about this rose table in a brocante buys post. It was a real bargain and I love the carved details. However having reviewed the way the living room decor is going I decided that I needed more continuity in the furniture. So I’ve opted to paint and slightly distress the table.

I’m lightening a lot of the furniture, but I didn’t want solid white either. So I mixed the inexpensive pots of “moss green” and “grey” chalk paint that I got from Action here in France and painted away.

As with the painted wardrobe, I’m not going to go into how to paint with chalk paint as there are lots of tutorials out there.

Here’s the finished table. I painted it whilst the kids were in bed and then they “helped” me sand and wax it. FYI if you have eager hands to help I found giving them a normal piece of brown paper instead of sandpaper keeps your project intact.

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I like the way the distressed paint highlights the rose details on the table.

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I’ll update you soon on further changes to the living room. À bientôt!