So Mark found this little table and called me about it. It’s a Lane table, so really nice solid wood. BUT it had a wood laminate top. Not veneer…LAMINATE. Really! I’m not sure if laminate top tables were in style in the 70’s or something.
The top put me off from having him buy it, but a few days later he was back, and it was half off. So I figured why not. I had no idea what I was going to do with the laminate and I wasn’t sure how paint would do.
Then it hit me…chalkboard paint!
But I wasn’t sure how the chalkboard paint would look with the wood. It still seemed off. That’s when I started looking at Pinterest and blogs on rehabbing furniture and it all began to come together. And now my obsession has started and I have a garage full of furniture projects.
Here she is all done….and already sold to a friend who is going to use it in her new scrapbook room. What fun!
Still waiting for my finders fee… 🙂
Wow. What a LUCKY lady the buyer is! 😉 Love it!
Looks great! Where did you find the how to, or how did you prep the surface? I just bought a table with a laminate top to paint the chalkboard on and am having trouble finding prep tips. Did you sand & prime? Thanks!
Do you think regular paint would work on the laminate? I have my parents’ old dining room table from the 70’s with a laminate top. It’s still in pretty good shape but I wish it was black instead of wood colored. Any pointers?
I think so. My advice would be to give it a light sanding first and use a primer. There’s a ton of blog posts on Pinterest with advice on painting laminate furniture. http://pinterest.com/search/?q=paint+laminate