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Decoupage || Using Napkins on Wood Furniture

August 18, 2015 by Hearts&Sharts 17 Comments

Hi.

[Insert rant about how terrible I am at blogging and how long it’s been since I’ve posted].

Okay, so, a few months ago  I saw this pin on Pinterest that stopped me in my tracks.

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This isn’t usually my style, but goodness, it’s gorgeous. So I obviously clicked over to find out how Allison at Refunk My Junk created this beauteous thing. Her post led me over to Sweet Pickins Furniture where I got the full breakdown, which you’ll want to read if you plan on exploring this technique.

Y’all, napkins. It’s napkins Mod Podged onto the wood and then sanded down and sealed.

A-may-zing.

Armed with this new info and this amazing technique, I went out hunting for a garage sale beast to turn into a romantic, shabby-ish beauty.

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

I found this adorable little kids armoire at a garage sale in my neighborhood and stashed it in my garage for a few days. Then I got the info on the August’s edition of the Fab Furniture Flippin Contest…

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The theme for the month of August is “Icing on the Cake” – the challenge this month is to create something with a little extra “oomph”. This awesome decoupage idea is certainly fit for this month’s theme AND this month’s contest is being sponsored by the fabulous D. Lawless Hardware Company. So, there’s more icing for ya. I met the sweet folks of D. Lawless at Haven in 2014 and fell in love with their Milk Green Jadeite knobs and pulls and have been waiting on a reason to order them. They were kind enough to furnish the hardware to those participating in this contest (but all opinions on their amazing hardware are totally my own).

This whole thing didn’t go as smoothly as I would have liked, but the end result is just totally adorable so I guess it was all worth it. I was using Allison’s dresser as my inspiration image so I thought I needed to stain my drawer fronts to be a little darker.

I started  by taping off the fronts of the drawers and priming the edges of the drawers as well as the edge of the door and the entire body of the armoire. Then I mixed together some paint leftover from some antique rockers I did recently as well as another similar color, all latex enamel(this is a chalk paint free zone).

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

Then I put down a thin layer of Mod Podge and pressed down my one-ply of napkin onto the drawer fronts and the armoire door.

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

Once dry, I used a straight razor to remove the excess napkin from the inside front of the door. On the drawer fronts, I just used sand paper in a “down and away” motion on the edges and it took off the excess napkin like buttah.

Then I started sanding.

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

Nothing crazy here, just some hand sanding with 220 grit. Above, the top drawer here was not sanded, the bottom one was. It looked perfect.

And then I went over it with poly.

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

Ugh! I thought it looked awful and I was pretty pissed. The hardware was just too gorgeous to put on this piece with it looking this way. I had painted the inside of the door prior to adding the napkins and really liked how that looked so I sucked it up and started over on the drawers fronts and the door.

I sanded down the drawers and the door front, laid more napkins on top, let it dry and then sanded. This time I sealed the drawer fronts and door with clear spray sealer in satin and the rest of the piece got a quick sand with 220 grit followed by a couple rounds of fine steel wool for a nice smooth finish.

Ahhhh, so much better.

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

Adorable isn’t really my style, but I just love this cutie.

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And the hardware?!

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Schtaaaahp it! Looks like the most delicious ring pop ever.

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

I got these napkins at Party City but found a ton of cute ones on Amazon and also Steinmart has a jillion different options.

Thank you so much to D. Lawless hardware for the delicious hardware!!! You can find the knobs right here and the pulls right here.

All of the other entries for this month’s contest can be viewed on the featured hosts blogs –  Evey at Evey’s Creations and Michelle at Dandelion Patina.

The Fab Furniture Flippin’ Contest is open only to the entrants who have signed up through the group Facebook page. If you are an active, furniture flippin’ blogger, and you would like to participate in future flippin’ contests, please contact Evey (info@eveyscreations.com) or Stacy (info@anastasiavintage.com) to get all the deets.

Okay, one more look…

Before:

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After:

Using Napkins on Wood Furniture || Hearts & Sharts

If I had this to do all over again, I would definitely not stain my wood first. I would also be a little more conscious of where my napkins are meeting each other. I had to do some extra sanding and scuffing in some places where my eye was drawn to the pattern mismatch – you could avoid this all together by getting napkins similar to what Allison had, with a steady repeat.

So, napkins on furniture, how do we feel about this?

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Comments

  1. Lauren says

    May 25, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    What do you say about the print on the napkin? Obviously napkins can’t cover a large area however I am wondering if the pattern needs to match up to fill up the space. Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • Hearts&Sharts says

      May 31, 2016 at 4:30 pm

      I didn’t line up the pattern in some places and in those places I just gave it a little more distressing to cover the fact that it wasn’t totally perfect. But, if you were able to find a tissue paper that you liked, that would be ideal because that comes in larger sheets. When I was on the hunt for napkins/tissue for this, I did find some cute stuff in the Target party section but none of it fit the look I was going for. Good luck!

      Reply
  2. Amber says

    April 17, 2016 at 10:31 am

    Hi did the poly darken it your first attempt? Thanks

    It is great looking.

    Reply
    • Hearts&Sharts says

      April 19, 2016 at 3:37 pm

      It did, that’s why I went back and redid it and painted under the napkin rather than leaving the wood grain. The poly darkened it way too much. Thank you, Amber!

      Reply
  3. peppi says

    September 23, 2015 at 10:31 am

    love this makeover!!!!! i am in the process of doing a kitchen table right now. the top is beautiful. since it’s for resale, should i put a poly coat on top? thanks, peppi

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      September 25, 2015 at 9:45 am

      Are you doing napkins on the table top? If so, I would definitely put a poly coat on top (or two or three) – Since I put the napkins on drawer fronts, I just used a clear satin spray from rustoleum to protect but I think a table top needs some pretty durable protection. Thank you, Peppi!!

      Reply
  4. Alys Milner says

    August 28, 2015 at 9:10 am

    I love the technique of using napkins on a piece of furniture. I’m always falling in love with cute little cocktail napkins. This is a fun way to show them off.

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      September 12, 2015 at 9:57 pm

      It is! Sweet Pickins Furniture is the master at this technique and when she mixes patterns it’s so cute. Thank you, Alys!

      Reply
  5. darlee says

    August 25, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    That is really neat Dena…..love ya

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      September 12, 2015 at 10:01 pm

      Thank you Darlee!

      Reply
  6. Brenda Young says

    August 22, 2015 at 12:45 pm

    I have been dying to try out that napkin technique myself, just looking for the right paper napkins to inspire something and get the creative juice flowing in that direction. Jadeite one of my favorite colors too! Nice job on this sweet little vintage makeover!

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      August 23, 2015 at 9:35 am

      Thank you, Brenda!

      Reply
  7. Robin @ Redo It Yourself Inspirations says

    August 21, 2015 at 7:54 pm

    I just love the napkins and decoupage. I do (did) it too. Napkins can come in such beautiful prints and yours is a perfect example of it!!!! The front is gorgeous! You made a serious makeover. 🙂

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      August 23, 2015 at 9:37 am

      Thank you so much, Robin!!

      Reply
  8. Evey says

    August 20, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    sweet mother of PEARL! I AM CRUSHING ON THIS PIECE! SOOOOOOO LOVELY!!

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      August 23, 2015 at 9:36 am

      Thank you, Evey! So fun to be a part of the FFFC!

      Reply
  9. Kimm at Reinvented says

    August 18, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    beautiful! I love that look, will have to give it a try. Love the new hardware too!

    Reply

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