Sadly I didn't take a before picture, I was too excited to rescue her and give her a fresh look to snap a pic. The whole top surface was so warped I had to sand it down for days. Seriously, days. I would sand away all afternoon, think it looks good, but my level said otherwise, so I'd go at it again the next day.
So the paint, was found out of the blue, really. I was at Lowe's getting supplies when I happened to check their clearance section. And what did I find? This blue chalk paint on clearance! I didn't even know Lowe's carried a chalk paint! Well they do, made by valspar and their colors are lovely, and their paint is pricey (but what paint isn't?), but it goes on so smoothly and perfectly, I'm a big fan. This color is called Trousseau Blue.
Well once the table was roughed up and level Brittany and I covered it up in this beautiful blue then sealed it with polycrylic and wax. At first I had plans to take the wheels off the bottom, they looked so tacky holding up the old oak table, but they were handy and convenient when moving it around to paint. But once painted they had a whole new look. Suddenly they looked like high heels holding up a beauty. I'm so glad I kept them on because it really gave this table height so it wouldn't look so small and week.
Leslie
