Thursday, October 6, 2011

Another NEW to me coffee table

This is the blog post I was going to put up yesterday, when I got detoured with stuff up at my booth. So here it is TODAY...:)

I got this baby at my favorite store, GOODWILL for $9.99.   I always love to see the look on peoples faces when they see you buying something this ugly...(poor child doesn't have any taste) ...Little do they know....


First I sanded her down and primed her, and when she was dry I gave her a couple coats of antique white.
She was looking better already, but I wanted to jazz her up, so I grabbed a Martha Stewart stencil and measured out the middle of my table. I used my gray/blue paint that I mixed up myself and started rolling...I wanted to add a little more Jazz so I lightly rolled around the edge.
When she was dry I sanded her down lightly and distressed her just a little. She already had a natural distress....:) Then I gave her a dark walnut glaze.


I just love how she turned out and how much prettier she is! I hope you all have a BEAUTIFUL day!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love the stencil! Ties in perfectly with the carving detail. Great job!

Dana @ craftedniche.wordpress.com

Alana Karl said...

oooh, love this...especially the stencil.

stopping by from idea room.

Sharon, aka Bootersmom03 said...

I love shopping for great finds at Goodwill too! You really brought out the beauty of this piece!

Howsewears said...

Nice! Love it. I just got a similar table, and sorry to play "Can You Top This", but I got it at a yard sale for $1. I'll let you know what I do with it.
Fondly, Tami
www.thisandthatfromtami.blogspot.com

Debbie said...

I love the stencil. You did a great job on that!

poppilinnstudios said...

Great transformation! You did a great job!
-Lynn

Deborah March said...

BeeYOUteeful!!

Lissa said...

Love how it turned out! I need to start looking for these pieces to redo as well!

aimee said...

I love the colours you chose to paint it its beautiful xxx

Carrie said...

Love this so much, that patter in amazing. Thanks for linking up to Refresh Your Nest Friday!

PS- be sure to stop back to see if you were featured this week. {hint, hint...}