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The Perfect Navy Paint

The part-time child, Bill, and I have formed a sort of business partnership.

I find furniture for him to paint. He paints it. I write about it. We sell it. I get my initial investment back and he keeps the profit for his labor.

When I first presented this idea to him, he was ecstatic and couldn’t wait to jump on the two end tables that I had already picked up.

I even let him pick out the color, which in my opinion is the perfect navy paint…

Look no more! Not only is this the perfect shade of navy, its also the perfect paint - no priming or topcoat required! The Perfect Navy Paint

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But then something happened.

I brought one of the finished tables upstairs to photograph.

And it was like it was made for my living room. 

Even Grunt Labor came home and said, “That table isn’t going anywhere but there.”

So it appears that Bill’s first furniture sale is to me.

Let’s hope our actual business model goes according to plan the next time around.

This navy beauty started out like this:

End Table Before

I actually scored two of them for $15 each at Goodwill. I think what pulled me to them the most was the drawer hardware.

We started by removing the glass top, taping and papering off the inlay of caning (I think that’s caning?). I thought it might be nice to have just a touch of contrast with the navy. After that we sprayed down both tables with Ready.

Spray on Ready to prime the piece.

Ready, by Velvet Finishes, is essentially a spray-on primer. You don’t always have to use it with Velvet Finishes paint, but if the surface you are painting over is shiny or dirty, you should definitely prime it. These tables were both. We sprayed the Ready on, let it sit for a few minutes, then wiped the tables down.

Next, we gave the tables about three light coats of the navy paint, which is called Handsome.

Paint on Velvet Finishes Handsome - the perfect navy paint.

Or as I like to call it, The Perfect Navy.

It never ceases to amaze me how much just one single color can totally transform a piece of furniture. The Perfect Navy Paint

You can see why it needs to stay in my living room, right? Seriously, it just goes perfectly with the rug.

I need you to back me up here and make me feel better about my furniture hoarding tendencies. Mkay? Thanks.

Navy with brass accents, plus the pop of red in the rug is perfection. The Perfect Navy Paint

I didn’t worry with adding on an extra topcoat, since Velvet Finishes already has a topcoat built in. I knew the glass part of the table would get the most action and all we can do with that is hope the circus doesn’t break it.  I did clean up the hardware with Bar Keeper’s Friend (you can see how I clean hardware here).

Oh, and this is also the same color I used on my base kitchen cabinets that you saw in my home tour.

See, it is the perfect navy.

Am I right or am I right? 

Do you have anything screaming for navy?

Find more furniture makeover inspiration here and see how I used this gorgeous navy on my cabinets here.

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Disclosure: This post was a collaboration with Velvet Finishes paint. However, all opinions and love of the perfect navy are 100% mine.

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Look no more! Not only is this the perfect shade of navy, its also the perfect paint - no priming or topcoat required! The Perfect Navy Paint

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  2. Chelsea says

    Looks great, Jenna! I totally agree with you – you needed that table, it goes perfectly with the rug! I’m so intrigued by the spray on primer! I need that in my life!

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  3. Dad says

    Very nice. Honey, from what I can tell when the light is upon it is actually a Ford Blue. Compare a same against an actual Ford badge, like on my blue pickup & I think you’ll see what I mean & agree. Is that beautiful table “built Ford tough?” Around my precious granddaughter it might ought to be.

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