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March 7, 2018 · 18 Comments

Furniture Up-cycle – Faux Wood Grain Table

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The story of my table…  I bought a table for $10 and I upgraded it for a Hometalk Live show.  Sadly the veneer didn’t hold the paint and it started chipping up.  I am excited to share the re-do of this table with Dixie Belle Paint Company products!!!

The original re-do was peeling up.  It wasn’t hard to get the rest up.  All I had to do is scrape it up.

Back to it’s original form.

The next step was to clean it with Dixie Belle White Lighting Cleaner

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After the table was clean, I painted 2 coats of Dixie Belle’s Slick Stick which is an awesome product that helps paint stick to slick surfaces.

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I let the 2 coats dry completely.  Once that was done, I painted the top of the table with Dixie Belle Manatee Gray.

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I let the paint dry completely.

I mixed Dixie Belle Whitewash Glaze with a little Dixie Belle Cotton.  I used the wood grain tool to put the glaze onto the table.  I mixed 1 part paint to 4 parts glaze.  You can get this look by painting the glaze mixture onto the table, then use the wood grain tool by rocking back and forth over the glaze to get the wood grain look.

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 Once it’s completely dry, I will use Dixie Belle Gator Hide to protect it.

If you’d like to watch the video of how to use the wood grain tool, please click on the photo below.

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Click here if you’re interested in seeing the video…

Interested in more furniture upcycles? 

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  1. blankLindaS says

    March 7, 2018 at 7:00 am

    GM Chas, I’m going to keep this just in case my hubby changes his mind about the look he wants for his dresser. We’ve looked at several different ideas and I really love the idea of the rocker tool, but he’s not so sure. We’ll see what happens when the time comes to actually do it. I love the colors you used this time even more than the first one. Fabulous job!

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    • blankChas says

      March 7, 2018 at 7:50 am

      Thanks Linda – maybe show him the look and the tutorial, maybe it’ll change his mind 😉 Tell him he can pick any color combo he likes (maybe even one of his sports teams – lol)

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  2. blankVirginia says

    March 9, 2018 at 6:57 am

    Awesome makeover!

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    • blankChas says

      March 9, 2018 at 7:51 am

      Thank you Virginia 🙂

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  3. blankLouisa says

    March 9, 2018 at 7:22 am

    What a great makeover. You would not know that you had created the woodgrain effect yourself. A very clever project
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    • blankChas says

      March 9, 2018 at 7:51 am

      Thank you Louisa 🙂

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  4. blankMichelle Leslie says

    March 9, 2018 at 10:47 pm

    UGH, I just hate it when that happens, but the second redo looks amazing Chas. Love the wood grain effect you created. It’s so perfect

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    • blankChas says

      March 10, 2018 at 7:23 am

      Thank you Michelle 🙂

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  5. blankSheri says

    March 12, 2018 at 10:37 am

    Pretty! Thanks for sharing at the To Grandma’s House We Go DIY, Crafts, Recipes and More Wednesday Link Party! Have a great week and join us again!

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    • blankChas says

      March 12, 2018 at 5:03 pm

      Thank you Shari 🙂

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  6. blankMary says

    March 14, 2018 at 4:36 pm

    Wow I’ve never seen a tool like that before, I’m sure it must make it so easy to create the wood grain. Can you believe I thought it was a real wood table?

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    • blankChas says

      March 14, 2018 at 4:41 pm

      Thank you so much Mary! It is so fun to use and work with. I need to make some more things with it… and I’m so pleased it looked so realistic to you 🙂

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  7. blankSally Evans says

    April 19, 2019 at 8:36 pm

    Love it! Cute way to spruce up something!

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    • blankChas says

      April 20, 2019 at 7:44 am

      Thank you so much Sally 🙂

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  8. blankSteve Bathke says

    June 4, 2020 at 11:24 am

    I would like to do this to our kitchen table that is 36×48. But I don’t know what sizes of Slick stick, glaze and paint to buy? Any recommendations would be helpful.

    Fellow Coloradoan
    Steve

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    • blankChas says

      June 4, 2020 at 12:59 pm

      Hi Steve – and local friend 🙂 Can you send me a picture of the table? when you get this reply you can just reply to it and it should come to my email.

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  9. blankKasia says

    October 8, 2020 at 9:57 am

    That’s one awesome way of creating the faux wood effect 🙂 Thanks for the tutorial, Chas!

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    • blankChas says

      October 8, 2020 at 10:49 am

      Thank you so much Kasia, I’m so glad you like it!

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