My wife spotted this end table on a FB. I'm not sure what style it is. Maybe something like Rustic or Cottage. It's interesting because it's a reversible - the drawer opens from both the front and the back. My wife picked the color and we mixed our own chalk-style paint (more on that later). The paint worked out really well - so well that I will probably move away from buying the more expensive pre-mixed paint (more on that later too) and mix my own.
The piece was in pretty good shape to begin with. Nothing to fix and only needed to be cleaned up. I did have to scrape off some old glue that had been left over from a previous repair. It was a bit of a challenge to paint because of the various nooks and crannies.
Very cool how the drawers have an identical back and front so that the whole piece is reversible.
The paint is from Lowes - a sample size (7.2 oz) of Valspar Crimson (satin finish). The chalk mix is actual chalk - aka calcium carbonate that I purchased off Amazon.
I did the usual painting two coats and sanding to distress - I still have half a cup of paint left over, by the way. I used more of the dark wax because of how dark the color is. The picture shows the piece to be lighter than it actually is.
It's a fun piece. I think the original idea may have been to sell it but it currently sits next to the recliner in the front room and doesn't seem to be going anywhere. It's up to my wife - she found it.
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