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How To Take A Plain Potting Table And Make it Beautiful

Gardening

23 Apr

It is amazing what you can do with a little paint, stain and some accessories. How to take a plain potting table and make it beautiful?

Let’s have some fun! I am planning to build a potting table outside to place near my shed. There also was a need to have something in the garage for me to work with my house plants and cut flower arrangement. It was an attempt to keep the dirt and mess out of the kitchen.

Disclosure: This is a paid sponsored post by Dixie Bell Paint Company. The opinions are always my own.

Unstained Potting Table

The hardest part of the entire project was putting the potting table together. It was a store bought table that was the perfect size to fit in our garage space. It was plain and very boring!

Dixie Belle Paint and No Pain Gel Stain to the rescue!

Dixie Belle Paint Company has an assortment of products to help you transform anything into something amazing and beautiful!

How To Take A Plain Potting Table And Make it Beautiful

1. SANDING

This piece of furniture was raw wood. Therefore, I used a sanding block to block down any small splitters to prepare the surface for painting. You should go over the entire surface with a sanding block or sander.

2. CLEANING

After sanding your piece of furniture, it is good idea to wipe your piece with a dry tack cloth to remove any dust from sanding.

3. Stain

Dixie Belle Paint Company will be have two new No Pain Gel Stains available to the public on April 27th, Golden Ash and American Honey.

Photo Courtesy of Dixie Belle Paint Company
Photo Courtesy of Dixie Belle Paint Company

It was tough deciding between the two colors. I did a color test on a piece of wood to see determine the stain color for the project.

Dixie Belle No Pain Gel Stain in American Honey.

The choice was the No Pain Gel Stain in American Honey. It was the perfect choice for this project and would compliment my paint choice.

No Pain Gel Stain American Honey 3

This is the first coat on the raw wood. The wood on the potting table is not high quality. It soaked into the wood very fast. To apply, I used a lint free cloth with the stain moving in the direction of the grain. You wipe on and wipe off.

Dandy Foam Roller

The new Dixie Belle Foam N Dandy 3″ Foam Brush got into all of the nooks and crevices for a full coverage.

Photo Courtesy of Dixie Belle Paint Company

These new foam brushes will be available in 1.5″, 2″ and 3″. Perfect for all kinds of craft projects. These Foam N Dandy are a part of the Belles and Whites line and will be available to the public on April 27th.

4. PAINTING

Kudzu Chalk Mineral Paint

Do you love to paint? I do and find it to be very relaxing. My favorite is painting is furniture and home decor/craft items. It is so much fun to watch the piece transform into something of beauty.

Look at this color green?

Wow, it is such a beautiful color and stunning for this potting table.

Kudzu Chalk Mineral Paint and American Honey No Pain Gel Stain

For this project, only one coat of Kudzu Chalk Mineral Paint was applied. I wanted the piece to have that distressed and worn look as if the piece has been around our home for years.

5. EXTRA TOP COATS FOR ADDED PROTECTION

To protect my project, I gave it two coats of Clear Coat Satin. In between the coats, I will lightly sand and wipe down to remove any dust with a tack cloth. If you will be putting your potting table outside, you will need to use a water proof sealer made for outdoors.

Dixie Belle Clear Coat In Satin

My potting table can be used in the garage or a covered porch with the Dixie Belle’s Clear Coat.

Dixie Bell Clear Coat

You should apply two to three coats of the Dixie Belle Clear Coat over your painted or stained surfaces. It will give your furniture added protection.

The Finish Look

Now the fun part of styling my new potting table!

I have a place of everything including adding some vintage charm for art.

I could not wait to use the potting table. Tulips were cut and put in to a mason jar. No more messes in the kitchen.

WHERE TO GET THE GOODS

Affiliates links are used in this post. Read my full disclosure here.

SUPPLIES

  • Kudzu Chalk Mineral Paint
  • No Pain Gel Stain in American Honey (Available on 04/27/2022)
  • Good Synthetic Paint Brushes – I use Dixie Belle 2 inch mini angle
  • Clear Coat in Stain (Matte and Gloss are also available)
  • Foam N Dandy Foam Brushes (Available on 04/27/2022)
  • Continuous Mister Bottle and Sanding Sponges
  • Tack Cloth
  • Canvas drop cloth (optional)

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  1. Donna Allen says

    April 23, 2022 at 7:46 pm

    Your cute potting bench has so much personality now! Loe the transformation! You are going to have so much fun arranging flowers and potting plants on your new bench! Happy Spring! Donna

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    • Tammy says

      April 26, 2022 at 1:08 am

      Thank you, Donna. Jim laughs at me because I peek into the garage. He is like what are you doing. I tell him, I am looking at my pretty potting table. LOL

      Reply
  2. KariAnne says

    April 24, 2022 at 6:06 pm

    This is SUCH a cute project! That green is amazing!

    Happy spring!
    KariAnne

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    • Tammy says

      April 26, 2022 at 1:07 am

      Thank you so much, KariAnne. I really love this project and that Kudzu is such a pretty green. It coordinates perfectly with the American Honey color No Pain Gel Stain by Dixie Belle.

      Reply
  3. Leslie Watkins says

    April 24, 2022 at 10:01 pm

    Love this updating! Perfect color and styling! You always inspire me with your projects.

    Reply
    • Tammy says

      April 26, 2022 at 1:05 am

      You are so sweet, Leslie. You inspire me as well. Plus, you are getting me to cook more with your yummy recipes.

      Reply
  4. Cindy says

    April 25, 2022 at 12:47 am

    Fantastic project! Look forward to trying this stain sometime.

    The color is perfect for a potting bench.
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    • Tammy says

      April 26, 2022 at 1:04 am

      This No Pain Gel Stain was so easy to use. No strong smell like other stains. I really liked the product.

      Reply
  5. Cindy Rust says

    April 25, 2022 at 10:13 pm

    This potting bench is just adorable Tammy! That color is just so nice. I might paint our front door with it soon! Pinning

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    • Tammy says

      April 26, 2022 at 1:04 am

      Thank you, Cindy. I really love it a lot. Now I have a great space to work on my flowers and plants.

      Reply
  6. Jen says

    April 27, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    Oh my goodness, Tammy. The transformation is amazing. I LOVE that green color. So pretty!

    Reply
    • Tammy says

      May 5, 2022 at 1:49 pm

      Jen, thank you so much. I am really loving using this potting table.

      Reply
  7. Bond Corp says

    May 19, 2022 at 7:48 am

    Such an informative article! All the information provided by you is really very helpful. I agreed that we should use a tack cloth for removing small dust particles from the surface before painting. It gives you smooth paint finishing. Thank you for sharing! Keep posting!

    Reply
    • Tammy says

      May 23, 2022 at 1:26 pm

      Thank you for visiting the blog.

      Reply

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