Coffee Table Makeover In Annie Sloan Graphite and Custom Black Wax

When I came across this coffee table on my travels it was pretty dented and scratched up. For a while I'd been wanting to try out Annie Sloan's Graphite Chalk Paint with a Black Wax finish so this was perfect for my next project.

The glass panels were also pretty scratched up so I decided to just take them out and replace them with some MDF board which I bought at the local hardware shop and cut them down to size. I used these to replace the scratched glass panels and just painted them to match the rest of the table.

After a good scrubbing I gave it a coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in the colour Graphite and then a custom wax finish. I say 'custom' because it's not a true Annie Sloan black wax. I didn't have any black wax on hand and rather than wait and buy some I decided to add a little black paint to my dark wax and I think it came out perfect.

It's perfect for our sun room where the curtains and seating are a very light colour so the black table is a good anchor for the room.