The Other Coffee Table

Last week I wrote about the French postage coffee table.   Here.  It was the table that took my attention off of this table.  Well today I will tell you about the "other one".  The twin.  I actually started this one first, but struggled with the top, so it sat for awhile while I gave my attention to his twin.

This one was the first born, or first find.  I found this table one garage sale before the other.  

So remember the story...2 same tables, need 2 totally different finishes.

I started this one with some left over paprika chalk paint I had on hand on the base.  I top coated the paprika with a slate blue chalk paint.  I sanded edges and details, then glazed the base.  

I added some light layers of those two colors plus white and black to the top and attempted to create a planky weathered look.  Here is where I got stuck.  I didn't like it after distressing with the original dark cherry  finish showing thru.  And planks were on my mind, so I switched to table two and created planks with stain.    So this table sat and sat.

I finally settled on a weathered black with very subtle streaks of the paprika and white popping thru.  I did a very light wash of a semi gloss black to add a little more dimension.  The top still sort of ended up with a weathered plank feel, its chunky, weathered and looks a little rough and worn.

Two twins with 2 totally different personalities!  Which twin would you choose?

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