My sister-in-law was given this side table from her neighbors. She didn't like the table at all, and quite frankly neither did I. She couldn't redo the table because she would have to have it outside in the driveway to sand and paint it and if this sweet little elderly man that gave it to her saw her doing this, she was afraid he would get his feelings hurt. He thought the table was grand as is...
Well, where do you think the tabe ended up? In MY house. Not that I am complaining; I never turn down free furnitutre - ugly or not. I love doing furniture makeovers. As I've said over and over again, it's amazing what a can of paint can do.
My sister-in-law came over yesterday while the husbands were off playing at duck hunting camp. We decided to tackle the table. It's been sitting in the kitchen (in all it's shiny oak stained glory - ugh). I put it there to sit for a few days while I stared at it and determined if that's where I wanted it to permanently be placed. That's been a couple of months so I guess that's where it is supposed to stay.
We sanded that shiny finish off and painted two coats of antigue white paint. Then we distressed it by sanding around the edges and curves. We gave it some new hardware and voila! The new table...
I had already hung my plates and favorite rabbit picture above the table so refinishing the table really made the wall look complete.
Not bad for FREE. Now on to the next project!
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