Dark-stained, chippy-painted farmhouse trestle table

As previously mentioned, here is another farmhouse-style table!  I must make the disclaimer that photos are not staged to be very pretty as this table is so heavy and hard to move that I have worked on it and stored it on my front porch where ample light and staging are not happening.

I wanted this table to have a very interesting final look: one that would blend "rustic farmhouse" with "shabby-chic".  This is essentially what Sage & Balm is all about: merging the worlds of two styles I hold dear to make something a little off-beat, but still beautiful!

The table is a lovely trestle-style and already had great wood-work.  I wanted chippy paint all over the bottom to give the table lots of character.  It's not everyone's cup of tea, but I really enjoy the look of a very  well-loved piece of furniture.  The table base has been sealed in a semi-matte finish to stop any continuing chipping, yet it also keeps up the look of nonchalance (this also makes the base scrub-able in case of spills).  I completely rebuilt the table top from rustic pine boards (similar to the table in one of my custom orders...see here), and I selected specific boards for their interesting appearance.  One board has a giant "gash" of knotted wood that is cross-grain and chipping away, while another board has very intricate streaks in it.  The boards were stained a dark brown to match the wood underneath the chipped paint to provide something cohesive and to make all the wonderful quirks in the boards "pop".  After several coats of an extremely durable finish and several sanding sessions later, the boards are smooth to the touch, but they retain the rustic, rough-cut look.  Together, the farmhouse table-top and shabby-chic base make one lovely and entirely unique table!

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Before: an "OK" trestle table that was missing something....

After: a beautiful, and functional blend of styles!

Beautiful details in the wood planks:

Chippy paint in a cream colour mixed with bits of gold

 make the walnut brown pop underneath:

Unique details that will be sure to elicit conversation and lasting interest!

And LOTS of chippy, character-ful paint!

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