Graphic Flower Coffee Table

Let me first start by saying....this coffee table was huge and heavy! We completely forgot to take a before shot, but you can use your imagination. It was a quite large, very heavy solid wood coffee table. We had no clue what we were going to do to it, but it was too good of a bargain to pass up so we drug it home. The only two things I was sure about were...

A. It was heavy

B. It needed to be on wheels....so we put it on wheels!

Eventually we were inspired by this:

 http://www.sawdustandembryos.com/2012/07/burn-pile-buffetpart-2-using-stain-to.html

We were going to go the stain route, like the tutorial, but we opted for a different method, paint. I am super comfortable with paint. I have been painting for years, so paint it was.

We started out by giving it a white wash base coat all over. Then came time to start the flower. We had actually narrowed it down to two different flowers and simply couldn't decide so we called in the help of a friend to make the final decision. Once the flower was chosen I began drawing and mapping it out  on the table top. After I laid all the lines down then I started painting. Eventually, after I thought I was somewhere close to being finished I had this:

I knew I wasn't totally done with it yet, but I needed to step away, so that I did. I got a good night's sleep and came back with a fresh pair of eyes, touch of paint here, touch up there, more here, more there and we eventually got this:

You may not be able to see the subtle differences in the images, but trust me, a much needed night's sleep did this table good. Once Charlie decided I was done and he wasn't letting me change it anymore we put a couple of coats or polyurethane on top to protect my masterpiece.

Here are a couple of shots from Arts in the Heart this weekend in Augusta, Georgia where we sold the finished piece. It was so big we just sat it in front of the tent. it made for a great conversation piece/attention getter for all the festival goers waking by our booth.