French Twist- Giving a Table a Vintage French Look!
07 June 2011
I write a little blog called Red Hen Home. Why "Red Hen"? Well, my husband thinks I have a little bit of a "red hen" complex--that is, I have a "Well, then I'll do it MYSELF!" kind of attitude.
I have a definite love for typography...letters, numbers, symbols, whatever! When I saw a beautiful piece of clip art at The Graphics Fairy, I used it to turn this table:
that I wanted to see if I could do it again!
Shall we see??
Oh...here's why it's only $5...the finish on the top is shot, and one of the planks is completely unglued.
I re-glued the plank back with it's brothers. This is the first time Liquid Nails has failed me. Gorilla Glue came to the rescue!
Then I spent a happy couple of hours searching for just the right graphic at the Graphics Fairy again. This is the one I chose.
And no, I have no idea what it means! I even tried an on-line translator, and all I can tell you is that it may have something to do with hardware, and the last line says "of all kinds & all styles."
A smart person, a wiser person, a less-impatient person, would have figured out how to raise this setup off of the floor after the first table.
Next day I painted the bottom with Sherwin Williams Creamy paint, distressed the black lettering on top of the table, and applied a coat of Minwax Antique Walnut with an old rag.
Later I distressed the paint and glazed the table legs with Minwax Jacobean stain.
I moved the table into my front room to get some additional shots. I have two arm chairs in there with one of the first tables I ever painted in between them (painted in the days before I knew about distressing or glazing). I moved the old table (that looks newer) out, and put the new table (that looks older) in...
20 comments:
Those are SUPER cute! I may need to put this on my to-do list! :) Sounds REALLY time intensive though!!
I love these tables...something I am going to put on the must try list. That barley twist table was a total score even w/ the damaged top. Love how you got your blog name!
Love it! Cannot believe you found that table for $5....amazing. I find broken furniture at Goodwill and it's still at least $25. Those barley twist legs are to die for.
Love it! The price, the legs and the graphics are perfect! Well done.
Thank you for allowing me to guest post, Cassity!
Wow! That looks amazing, all of your hard work paid off! Just beautiful
I love this table and the table you did before! I actually like the second table without the stain on top a little better. I love how you did it on the floor, classic! Great job.
It turned out great! I love the legs on the table too. Another great table.
This is beautiful :).
It turned out beautiful!!! I'm loving every detail including the price!
Beautiful! The top looks like a panel from a vintage crate. And by the way, it's an ad for window casements and, yes, hardware. :)
It looks perfect! Bravo!!!
My friend speaks French, she said: basically it means window screws, cross hinges and door handles in all types and styles.
Fabulous, you did again!!! They both look amazing!!
This is beautiful! I just made something similar out of an old dumpy ottoman--here is the link: http://www.honeybearlane.com/2011/06/ottoman-to-side-table-transformation.html
I love your table though and you pulled it off perfectly!
Absolutely STUNNING, girlfriend. You are sooo good at this.
The table turned out great!!! You did a fantastic job ;-)
So beautiful, you have me hooked, now I have to try it on an old table I have....thanks
Oh my goodness....those tables are IN.CRED.IBLE. Would I be crazy to do this to my dining room table? My husband may go nutto but I may have to try...it's just so beautiful. Terrific work!!! :-)
Love it! I wonder if you could use a permanent marker (like a Sharpie) instead of the paint. It might be faster. Hmmmmm.....
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