Hello folks! Welp we have officially been in our new house for two weeks. I am full-on into making our garage usable right now. If you follow me on Instagram you have seen the things I have built to make it functional and I am thisclose to being done. However, I am close enough to sneak in a quick furniture makeover project. Since I sold my end tables at my big sale before I moved I needed to find replacements. I snagged one on Craigslist last weekend for $10.
It isn’t a quality built piece, it was probably purchased at Wal-mart or something like that but I just liked it and knew with some paint and new stain it would fit well with the look I am going for in my family room (vision to be accomplished at a blog near you soon!).
At first I thought I would just strip and stain it all with a darker stain but then I realized that the top wasn’t real wood but rather particle board with veneer on the top. #craigslistfail
I wasn’t about to let that small detail make this a project fail. So mid stride I decided to paint the top white. And I am absolutely in love with how it turned out.
Supplies:
sander
sandpaper 50 grit, 100, 150
Minwax stain in Special Walnut
Valspar Signature Paint (I had it color matched to White Dove from Benjamin Moore)
Minwax finishing paste
Krylon Oil-Rubbed Bronze
Paintbrush
paint roller
1. First I used my sander with a 50-grit sandpaper to remove the existing stain from the drawer front and the wood slats. Then I followed that by 100 and 150 grit to make it smooth. So it is now ready for pre-stain conditioner and stain.
2. I applied the pre-stain conditioner and then followed it up a coat of Minxwax Special Walnut.
3. While that was drying I applied Kilz primer and two coats of the White Dove Valspar paint to the top.
4. I also gave the metal legs a quick coat of Krylon Oil-Rubbed Bronze spray paint to refresh it.
5. Then after the stain was dry I applied some Minwax Finishing Paste. In 15 minutes I buffed it with a soft cloth.
6. I changed out the pulls with some Black Cup Pulls from DLawless Hardware. They are only $.60 each!! Once I find my printer (HA!) I will add some words to the pulls.
7. Lastly I tightened up the screws to make it stable.
See my paint swatch on the wall to the left. Yep this girl is in transition. I can’t wait to watch this room unfold. I have big plans!
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