Upcycling An Old Laminate Table With Gel Stain
Yes, you can paint your laminate furniture to look like wood!
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How to transform laminate furniture to look like wood by using chalky finish paint and gel stain.
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You Will Need (4 things)
- Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint
- Americana Gel Stain in Walnut
- Spray Varnish
- Wood Filler
Steps (4 steps, 300 minutes)
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This is what the table looked like before. The top was laminate but the legs were made of wood. So I decided to give it a farmhouse look.
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I painted the top and legs using Americana Chalky finish paint in white. For the top and leaves it was used like a primer.
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I then went over the table top and leaves with Gel Stain. A few coats in the opposite direction from the chalky finish paint. This created lots of texture on the top of the table.
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A few coats later and it was done. It had lots of texture and a rustic look that I love. I finished it off with a varnish spray.