Night tables

One of my latest projects: a wooden set of drawers. Originally, it was dark and dull with totally outdated hardware. From the moment I got it I knew I want to use the triangular "panels" on the front door. I thought about decoupage but needed a design with smaller motives that would be visible on the limited space. The decoupage paper I used came from Zazzle You can find there tons (and tons) of different designs. Actually, they are so many of them that it is impossible to choose!😉My next step: finding the shade of blue (read: going through my thousands of cans and jars) which would work well with the decoupage design I selected.

The execution followed standard steps: clean - fix - clean and prime. The wood was showing some tendencies to bleed so despite choosing blue paint, I decided to prime the whole piece with my "primer to go to" Zinsser Bull Eye 1-2-3. Next steps: scuffing, light cleaning (to remove the dust) and painting. Since I applied white primer, it took me 2.5 coats to get the desired coverage with my Yankee Blue chalk paint from Dixie Belle.

I kept the top of the tables free of paint (forgot to mention: I sanded it really well) and I applied Rust-Oleum Chalked Decorative Glaze just to give it a bit of aged look. Then came the fan part of cutting the puzzle pieces - decoupage paper to apply it. I started with the idea of applying the decoupage on the fronts of drawers and doors only. But after a second thought, I decided to add it on the sides as well to make the pieces looking lighter.
Once the decoupage pieces were dry I added some dry brush dabs with blue paint around the corners and white dabs around the edge of the drawers and on the sides of the tables.

Final step: sealing with my satin varnish Minwax Clear Polycrylic Water-Based Finish Satin