End Table Re-do

So here's an old endtable that I found at a consignment shop. I've been lookin for the perfect piece for a long time to put in a big space between the leather couches in our living room.  I thought this would work, but I'm still not sold yet. The finished product is up for sale on craigslist if anyone is interested. Make me an offer!

Finished piece:  painted espresso brown, black glaze finish over top of paint.  Top piece is tile porcelain.

Dresser project

Ok... last post today, I promise!  Here is my new piece that I can't wait to start on.  I found it on Craigslist from a couple who had just sold their house and are moving.  Preliminary plans:  paint it, disstress it, add glaze, and perhaps new handles on the top and bottom.  I"m not sure the color yet. Check out the gorgeous glass knobs & the fantastic lines in the drawers! Finished project coming soon!

Craiglist Find!

Whilst waiting for the paint to dry on my new bathroom vanity, I found this fantastic coffee table on Craigslist for $20!  

I loved that it was real wood and not that fake particle board stuff, but I wasn't loving the light oak color. This was the color I was trying to get rid of in the bathroom!  So I decided to paint it turquoise. Turquoise?  I bet you think I'm crazy, but I had a plan in my head.  The first step was to sand this baby down to remove the previous finish. I then primed it using a tinted primer, and then painted it Valspar Latex - Sprig.

The next morning, after the paint had dried, I distressed it using my sandpaper block.  Distressing means making the piece look antiqued- chipping away some paint and "roughing" it up a little bit.  The last step was to add a glaze to give it a bit of shine. I wanted it to match the shine in a picture in my living room.  Here is the finished table - all finished! 

Check out the distressed parts where the oak color comes through!  Isn't the iridescent shine beautiful?  I think it looks gorgeous with this picture hanging in the living room.



Total Cost:  Craiglist Table - $20

Paint from Lowes  (Sample Sizes on sale ) - $2.97

Iridescent Glaze - already had

Total:  $22.97

Blog Premise: CHANGED!

Hello!  So I've decided that the premise of my blog needs to change. Obviously, I'm not a dedicated blogger because it is usually a couple months between each post.  I've decided instead, to devote this blog to share with you my new-found hobby!

This past week, I've been on spring break.  I had a week off from work and decided that I needed some kind of project to keep my from spending the endless hours in front on the television.  After searching a few well-known blogs about home decorating, I thought I would try my hand at refinishing our bathroom.  Well... this small project led to a week of treasure-hunting on craigslist and at Goodwill.  I now have a gorgeous bathroom (pics to come) a new coffee table and a gorgeous end table - all for extremely cheap!  I've always been a semi-crafty person, but I think I've just uncovered a new talent that now prohibits Wes from parking in the garage! 

Here was my first project to tackle: 

There isn't anything wrong with our hallway bathroom. I was just quite tired of the manufactured oak cabinet and the unfinished mirror. We didn't have any handles on it either and I think those add so much!  At this point, I had already removed the cabinet fronts and hardware.  I sanded down the vanity, painted  all parts with a tinted laxtex primer, and then finished with 2 coats of a deep expresso paint.   Wes helped me install fixtures on the cabinets and the vanity was finished! 

I then bought two boards of MDF and had Wes use his saw to angle the corners to the right dimensions. I primed, painted, and then hung with liquid nails. Here is a finished picture (minus a few touch-ups)  It was hard to takea  good picture becaue of the poor lightning - that is the next thing that is to be changed.  The new handles on the vanity are brushed nickel. They just look bronze because of the lighting.