Texture Blast Table

Hey DIY friends!

Have I got some fun for you today.

If you love Paint, Color and Texture

You will like this project.

And best of all,

 it's easy to do.

So let's get started:

Well, first I found an amazingly simple square shaped table

at the thrift store.

It was a very practical piece that I knew would be a great

paint surface.

So after just a little sanding, she's ready to paint.

I didn't sand too much because I wanted the dark wood

to be the underlayer for the paints.

That way I can still see some brown exposed.

No primer for this project either.

I'm using a gloss red paint

and brush on just one coat

so that I can see the darker wood underneath.

The top of the table doesn't get the red paint.

It is still brown wood...

Now we're ready for some fun!

No Paintbrush Required

say What?

Meet your new favorite paint tool:

Cardstock meet DIY girl.

Cut several pieces of Cardstock

the width of the stripe you want.

Mine were 3".

Fold in half.

These will be used to Dip and Drag.

Color Decisions

Layering colors can be experimental

to get the look you want.

I will show you the groupings of colors

that I chose for each stripe.

Here we go

Dip the folded edge of the cardstock

in a bit of each color.

Line the cardstock up against the straight edge

of the table and pull.

Keep adding more paint and pulling.

Next up....blue

Use a long straight edge

to run your cardstock along

for the rest of the stripes.

Here are some more color groups

for the stripes.

I sealed the top with a polyacrylic.

Such a fun and easy project!

I'm so drawn to Texture in Paint.

There is something about the aged look and the movement

that make it beautiful.

Of all of the Elements of Design

(Space, Shape, Mass, Texture, Pattern, Color, Line) -

Texture is one of my Faves.

I hope texture is still one of the elements!  I learned those in college

in 1980!

Of course, Pluto was still a planet then.

I'm getting ready

to sell my painted furniture and signs

this weekend here at the Lake.

I will share some pictures

in my next post.

Looking forward to a great weekend!

See you soon, Deb

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