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This French Country style side table makeover is the defintion of glam! Touches of gold, creamy paint and a gorgeous French transfer.

Hello sweet friends!

It’s Trashy Treasure Tuesday and I’m sharing a “French Country” cutie today. If you like that style, you’re in for a treat. A little paint, some gold touches, some gold gilding and a transfer totally transformed this old, tired piece.

New here? A couple of my friends and I get together the second Tuesday of every month to share out latest “trashy treasures” with you. So, be sure to scroll all the way to the end of this post so you can see their makeovers too.

French Country Style Side Table Makeover

Here is how it looked when I found it at the ReStore. (that has been my “go to” lately since it’s been harder to find good furniture at the regular thrift stores these days).

Not bad! A little dinged up but a wash and you are good to go. But sometimes I like to completely transform and that’s what I did this time.

This sweet side table even as a drawer at the bottom. I love that.

This piece was REALLY secure and not going anywhere so I left it right there.

SAND

I lightly sanded the whole thing to remove any slickness.

CLEAN

Then I used our TSP Alternative to clean it all up before painting. (LOVE these bottles for TSP and water too!)

PRIME

I used this primer before painting. Since it’s darker wood, I wanted to make sure it wouldn’t “bleed-thru” so used a Shellac based primer.

PAINT

Next, I used this soft, off-white, slightly beige/tan color called Chateau.

I painted the whole thing with this. It only took one coat because I primed beforehand.

DRY BRUSH

After the paint was fully dry, I dry-brushed the entire thing with Casement. (off white)

It’s very subtle and hard to see in the final photos but it adds a softness and dimension.

Don’t know how to dry brush?? I’ve got a video I created to show you how here >>> “How To Dry Brush – All The Details“

Gold Gilding

The transfer I’m using had gold in it so I decided to “paint” the accent areas with this marker.

Oh…my…gosh! What a game changer. SO easy and it looks so good.

So simple, I even used it on the knob from the drawer.

I adore the “brushed” look it has.

WAX WOOD DRAWER

I didn’t do much with the inside of the drawer except clean it and add a layer of wax to rejuvenate the wood.

ADD TRANSFER

This gorgeous transfer is the absolute star of the show!

I actually have another entire section I can use elsewhere. (the bottom half on the tube photo)

Applying the top half.

Don’t know how to use these transfers?? Check out this informative post I put together here. >>>  “How To Use Rub On Decor Transfers – Tips and More“

And the bottom half.

Isn’t it just beautiful??|
I sealed the top with our Tough Coat Topcoat in Matte finish.

Want to try out any of the products I used? You can find them below.

 

REVEAL

Don’t you just love the gold inset areas? I think it totally pulls it all together.

Oh, and I felt like there was plenty of gold so I chose to paint the metal embellishment behind the knob to blend in with the rest. I did give it a bit extra white dry brushing though. Unfortnately, the camera does not really pick that up well.

I’ll share some up close photos to hopefully show you the dry brushing with the whiter paint.

Check out that gorgeous gold gilding…with a MARKER! Wow.

Inside of the drawer freshly waxed.

So sweet for the French Country style lover.

I really think painting this table brought out all the fabulous details.

Such a fun one to transform!

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Don’t forget to check out my friends’ makeovers below!

1. Confessions of a Serial DIYer
2. Salvaged Inspirations
3. You are here!

Have a wonderful week!

xoxo