Friday, July 22, 2011

French Typography Side Table

I've had the side table for quite some time. I bought it for $2 at Second Mile West.It has been screaming for a makeover since I last painted it a creamy white. When I found a graphic from The Graphics Fairy, I knew I'd find a use for it in my home. 

This is my table before....




First, I drew the image with a sharpie using my projector.

Then, I sanded the entire top with 120 grit. I gave it a heavy coat of Minwax dark stain and rubbed off the excess with a dry towel.



I finished it off with a coat of paste wax for protection. Here it is now.....



On to the next project,
Michelle
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13 comments:

  1. ReFunkMyJunkJuly 22, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Looks Mahvelous dahling! You are motivating me to invest in a projector! Where did you buy yours?

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  2. Curbside CollectorJuly 22, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Thank you! I teach and was able to borrow it from work.

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  3. Deborah MarchJuly 23, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    Jaw droppingly GORGEOUS!!! WOW!!!

    Visiting from http://upcyclingmylife.blogspot.com/

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  4. RhettDidntGiveADamnJuly 23, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    I'm absolutely in love. I know they have a couple of reasonably priced projectors at Hobby Lobby - also my local library has them on loan! I need to do this project. :)

    (new follower here!)

    xo

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  5. TammyJuly 23, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    It looks great! What does it mean?

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  6. TammyJuly 23, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    By the way, I am your newest follower. Hope you can visit me sometime soon. :)

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  7. Patti @ Pandoras BoxJuly 23, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Love this...I also see on your side bar that we used the same graphic for a table top - love how your turned out...isn't this fun to do?

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  8. HomeroadJuly 23, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    Beautiful job! I love that you used the image covering the whole top! Love it!
    Susan @ homeroad.net

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  9. MaureenJuly 23, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    It looks beautiful. I wish I had a steady hand...

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  10. TraceyJuly 24, 2011 at 5:10 AM

    Love it!!! The graphic made all the difference in the world!! Great Job!

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  11. SImple and Serene LivingJuly 25, 2011 at 4:41 AM

    Great job. Just found your blog through Funky Junk and would love to have you visit me back.
    Laura
    http://www.imsovintage.blogspot.com/

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  13. UnknownMay 7, 2015 at 5:05 AM

    Hi.. I know this is an old post, but I just found it and I love it. I have questions but could not locate an email address anywhere on this site. Can you please email me? Michfitz@comcast.net

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