Painting a plaid pattern was a wee bit more difficult, than I first thought. True plaid or tartan fabric has intersecting stripes that are woven, where one color seems to bleed into another. Until I learn how to create that with paint, my plaid will continue to be stripes layered one on top of another.
I played around with the paint until I came up with a pattern I could call my own. I selected Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Louis Blue, Napoleonic Blue and Versailles. The colors, had just enough contrast to make the pattern look interesting.
By the way, the table may look familiar because it was in two previous post as Table Project Phase One and Table Project Phase Two. The table has great lines and personality, just what I needed in order to experiment with my design.
I started by using painters tape to create stripes. The project took time because I had to wait for each paint layer to dry, before painting the next layer. Twenty minutes here, twenty minutes there, and after a couple of days, I was finished. I stood back and declared, I absolutely hated the look! Ugh!
So I sanded, applied dark wax, polished off the wax, sanded again…then feeling like I had nothing to lose, I mutilated the painted stripes with a paint scraper. At last, I stood back surveying what turned out to be a battle scene. I was finally satisfied, the battle scars added an unexpected mystique to the design.
Funny how my projects seem to evolve, but that’s life. It’s more important to be resilient, than dwell on how things didn’t turn out as planned.
Cheers!
Friday’s Furniture Fix Week 5 PatinaParadise
Michelle || Thistle Key Lane
Lucy @ Patina Paradise says
Love what you did to your table! Like you I prefer my pieces with a few battle scars! ;o) Thanks for linking to Friday’s Furniture Fix!
Michelle Meyer says
Haha! Thanks Lucy!
Lucy @ Patina Paradise says
Michelle just wanted to let you know that I will be featuring your table tonight at 9PM EST on our blog party.
Michelle Meyer says
That is awesome! Thank you very much!
atthirtyeighthstreet says
Thank you for linking up to Friday’s Furniture Fix! Your “hand” created plaid pattern is fabulous! Love this side table. We hope you’ll link up with us again real soon!- Carrie
Michelle Meyer says
I love looking at all the beautiful ideas in all the post and so happy to be part of it! Thank you!!