The console table in our dining room just wasn’t cutting it for me anymore. Originally bought as a placeholder until I found something I loved, the too-short and unsubstantial surrogate need to find a new place where she’d be more welcome.
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Over the last four years, I’ve searched on and off for a narrow console table that was high and long enough to fit the space. Oh, and not cost a million dollars. This turned out to not be an easy task. Finding something with those credentials was driving me towards asking a friend to just build something for me, which I didn’t really want to do because then I felt like a burden. Hello, enneagram nine.
It wasn’t until recently that I got the gumption to search again, fully expecting to be let down once more by my requirements not meeting my options, when I found it.
A slightly larger, taller, more substantial, but still narrow, console table. Her credentials were perfect, except the colors she was offered in weren’t what I had in mind. The grey is pretty, but our home doesn’t have a lot of grey. And the cream and blue were nice, but not what I was looking for.
Then I remembered the two cans of Rust-Oleum Chalked Charcoal spray paint in my basement, left over from the My Happy Haven room I did last spring. Say no more, she’s getting spray painted.
Breaking it Down
After a quick sanding, because I figured it couldn’t hurt anything, I wiped it down and then sprayed it with Zinsser Primer. I just did one coat and then let it dry for an hour.
When the primer was dry, I began my first coat of Rust-Oleum Chalked Spray Paint in charcoal. I love this matte color so much. Each coat took less than five minutes, with an hour of drying time in-between.
This is after one light coat.
This is after two light coats. I decided to do a third coat for good measure. I did not do a clear cover coat, as I don’t think this table will get much wear and tear, but if it starts to then it would take little time to do another coat and a cover coat on top.
Before and After
Here’s a quick look at the table that was there previously. I really like the table itself, but not for this space.
And here she is, finished! I can’t wait to style this table now. I’m always blown away by the power of paint.
Let me know your thoughts! Do you like wood furniture or with a little color?
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