Today's post is all about the end table {at least that's what I think it is} that I painted for our guest room. This table was completely FREE. Which is the best kind of table if you ask me! We picked it up off of the side of the road in our neighborhood. I know that sounds sketchy, but our waste management people pick up furniture, appliances, etc on Saturdays, so people throw out stuff that they don't want anymore on a regular basis. And you know what they say… one man's trash is another man's treasure! My dad calls it "garbage chic."
The face of the bottom drawer was broken {hence the reason it was tossed to the curb, I'm guessing}, so Micah did a quick repair job on it. It was two toned, which I love right now, but it was yucky thin laminate that was peeling off in areas. So, of course, I decided to paint it. There are a lot of colors going on in our guest room, so instead of doing a pattern on the table like I had originally wanted, I stuck with a solid color. I was leaning towards a very light turquoise, but Micah hates that color {& he threw a mini hissy...}, so I went with a pretty green called Apple Orchard.
I'm not sure if I went about painting the "right" way, but it worked for me {this isn't a valuable piece of furniture that we are planning on keeping}. I wiped it down & then just went to work. I was afraid that if I sanded it the veneer would rip off, so I didn't. It took quite a few layers to get an even coat. You have to make sure each layer is completely dry before you put a new one on. Once it was all dry, I reattached the drawer pulls back on & put the drawers back in. And ta da!
This isn't a paint job that's going to last for a long time or be super durable, but it works for us! And I love the way it looks in the room.
{Sorry the pictures are a little blurry…my iPhone failed me on these!}
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