Farmhouse Kitchen Table Makeover,

I used to do markets at my place when I had the store.  At the end of one of the markets, I ended up buying out one of the vendors.  He had lots of cool stuff and after the market, I was low on pieces in the store so win, win.  Anyway…this is one of the pieces that I held back to redo…

Let’s Get Started!

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For the top of the table, I sanded it pretty aggressively.  People don’t necessarily want their tables to have seams because food gets stuck in there.  Knowing this, I decided to fill the seams with wood putty. 

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After the putty dried, I sanded it all again.  After it was smooth, cleaned and dried, I painted it with Heirloom Traditions burlap.  Just one good coat.

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 Then let that dry a few hours and came back with the Swamp Muds and striped them together on the top.  I will be doing a tutorial on this soon so if this is as clear as mud, the tutorial will be out soon. Let the muds dry several hours or overnight.

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Once the muds have dried several hours or overnight, you can then apply the glaze over the whole thing.  This really ties it all together nicely.  I use an old soft rag with light pressure.  If you get too aggressive or haven’t let the stripes dry, you can rub them off while applying the glaze.  That’s why you need to allow plenty of dry time and only apply light pressure.

When you are happy with the looks of it and it is dry, you can then seal it.  I used Minwax Polyurethane, 3 coats, and let dry at least over night between coats.  I also very, very lightly took my sanding sponge over the table top and wiped it clean before the 2^nd and 3^rd coats.

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For the base of the table I got really lucky.  It was already white, so I just sanded it until I was happy with the amount of distressing and then I sealed it with the Dixie Belle clear coat. Done!

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Supplies

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• Elmers Wood Putty – https://amzn.to/2UGzZtq
• DeWalt Orbital Sander – https://amzn.to/31Jx1Go
• Sanding Discs – https://amzn.to/3br16if
• Heirloom Traditions Paint – Color: Burlap
• Dixie Belle Clear Coat Satin – https://amzn.to/37edP4B
• Miss Lillian’s Brown Swamp Mud – https://misslillianspaint.net/product/uncle-jeffs-original-swamp-mud/
• Miss Lillian’s Gray Swamp Mud – https://misslillianspaint.net/product/uncle-jeffs-original-swamp-mud/
• Miss Lillian’s Antiquing Glaze – Color: Truffle – https://misslillianspaint.net/miss-lillians-antiquing-glaze/
• Minwax Fast Drying Polyurethane – https://amzn.to/2SeVbFh
• Butter Knife (to use the wood putty)
• Old Rag