I’ve been wanting to experiment with vinyl stickers as a stencil for some time, so when I found this little round end table at a local flea market for $10 I thought this would be the perfect project!
So here’s the before… and after! Here’s how I completed the transformation!
Once I got the table home, I sanded the top with my power sander. The table was in great shape, but had a thick glaze of polyurethane across the top. Since I was going to paint the top of the table, I wanted a little grit for the paint to stick to.
So now time for painting. I was trying to figure out which color I would make my “peekaboo” color for the stencil and found Krylon’s Sweet Cream in my paint closet. Perfection! It’s a nice neutral with a touch of yellow. I decided to use Krylon’s flat black spray paint for the base of the project… more info to come on this!
So with the Sweet Cream I painted the top of the newly sanded table.
Once the paint was dry I got my stencil ready. I knew the table was going in my family room so wanted something sweet and simple. I decided on “The Hankins Family, Est. 2005″, the year hubby and I married. I designed my print on the computer using Adobe Illustrator and sent the vector art to print. Luckily I have a brother-in-law that owns a sign company so he printed it out for me… for FREE! So if you ever need some cool graphics, vinyl lettering, printed posters or signs, use Farber Signs.
I peeled off the backing of the vinyl lettering and centered it on the painted table. I rubbed the vinyl lettering firmly to make sure there were no bubbles and then peeled up the protective covering.
I then used my Krylon spray paint to coat the entire table, including right over the vinyl lettering and table legs.
When the black paint dried, I slowly peeled up the vinyl lettering to reveal the Krylon Sweet Cream paint.
I then sanded the entire table top down with my sand block and coated it with Annie Sloan’s clear soft wax for a protective coating.
Ready to see the finished result again?
Total costs of this project: $10 for the table from the flea market…. Krylon spray paint was already in my paint closet from previous projects, vinyl lettering was free from Farber Signs… Yep! $10 transformation! LOVE.
Love this table. You did a great job! I also live in St. Louis. I might be contacting your brother to help me make my own vinyl saying.
Such a cute idea! Great job!
I have this exact table!! It was in the neighbor’s trash pile, so I swiped it. I think I will have to try this project! Thanks for the great post!
~Mrs. H
This is beautiful
Never thought about putting a stencil on furniture! LOVE that idea!!
That table is fantastic! Love it!
This so motivates me! What a wonderful idea! =)
Soo cute Erin!! Well done. : )
That is awesome, what a neat idea. Thanks for sharing at my newbie party.
I am eternally jealous that you have a bro-in-law who whips the vinyl up.
Score sister! Awesome redo!
xo Jeanne.
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Erin, I’m loving the new look of your table. I’m a new follower for you. Hope you visit me soon.
this is beautiful!!!
So adorable! I love this transformation! Pinned and tweeted!
Thank you!! So sweet :)
You were so lucky to find a table like that and I think what you did to that it was just lovely! I am inspired now to find my own ugly duckling and turn it into a swan!
REALLY cute! You should ask your bro if he could do discounts for yor blog readers…like free shipping or something. It’s workth a try and a win-win for him and your readers, ya know?!
Off to look at his site now for pricing … email me if he’ll give any sorta discount.
Visiting from Nifty Thrifty Tue linky party at Linda’s Coastal Charm today
~Suzanne in IL
Thank you Suzanne! I’m checking with him for a discount on vinyl or shipping! I’ll keep everyone updated!!
I love this – it turned out lovely!
This turned out great! Looks very professional!
Hi Erin~
This table is beautiful! Love! Love! Love it! I so love painting furniture black, it is such a classy & timeless color. So happy to have found your blog & thrilled to be a new follower. Please drop by my blog & link to my wonderfully fun {K.I.S.S.} Blog Bash. :)
~Christina~
Drop By The Tattered Tag
Amazing tutorial! Now if only I had a power sander! Maybe I can convince my hubby to buy one! :) I’d love for you to link up at my Tuesday Tutorials Link Party! :)
http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/2011/08/tuesday-tutorials-link-party-no2.html
Erin, this is delightful! I’ve got a little table that would be perfect for a similar project– thanks for sharing!
This table is amazing!! I’m so in love with it! Congrats on a great project!
it looks amazing! it looks straight out of a catalog! :)
Oh, my goodness…Love it! Love it! Girl, this turned out wonderful!
Thank you for sharing!
Leticia
An absolutely beautiful job!!!
I’m a St. Louisan as well and very happy to know about this company. You did an absolutely BEAUTIFUL job with this table. I can think of so many projects that wold take equally well to this type of treatment and am now dying to try one of them. Thanks for the idea and the great tutorial.
WOW! What a great idea that is! I would have never thought to paint over the vinyl then peel off! Your house is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
My blog is new…I would live some followers! =+)
This is a wonderful idea, I love it! You did a great job!
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Wow! What a steal!! It turned out just fantastic! I would love to have you share for Treasure Hunt Thursday sometime!
it’s gorgeous! love the font you chose and the colors are so striking!
Very sweet… and personal!
I LOVE IT! I am a Crafter and re-do lil bit of everything
This is so nice and would make Great Gift
I will def. be following
Thanks for this AWESOME Idea
You did a beautiful job and it was a great idea. The original table was beautiful too, with wood inlay and it looks like mahogany. I think I’d like this idea a tiny bit better on a poor quality table than an expensive one however your idea is good and I do understand how this looks more modern and makes a different statement. It looks great in your family room:)
Beautiful! Love the personalization. Please stop by and share this at my VIP party today… http://designergarden.blogspot.com/2011/08/vip-party-24.html
That is so beautiful! And I really appreciate the steps you posted as to HOW you did it! Who would ever know something so easy to do would turn out so beautiful!
WOW! What a transformation. Oh you give me hope that I can do this myself one day!!!! Really, WOW. I’m bookmarking so I can remember this!!
I love transformations! I just turned my secretary into a bar area in my dining room. I really hope you’ll stop by and check it out: http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/2011/08/picture-is-worth.html
See you soon, I hope!
Artie
What a fantastic buy – and what a great job you did – well done. I am embarking on some shabby chic at the moment – hopefully will be on my blog by Monday. Really enjoying it though. Keep up the great ideas & good luck with the flea market finds.
Jenny
This is so great!!!! I love how it looks in your room too.
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I really like this idea! It’s cute and classy at the same time! Can you tell me the font that you used for the stencil? Thanks, Angie Taking a Sunday Drive
Thank you! The font is Freebooter Script!
I can’t believe that you were able to paint that shiny table! It looks fantastic!
Jen
Scissors & Spatulas
sweet table! looks so cool, will have to try this!
This is a darling transformation and it looks stunning in black.
Did you know that you can use Contact paper to make your stencils and not waste your good vinyl (the clear also works great for transfer paper). I can’t take credit for either idea, I learned it from Gail at My Repurposed Life, but they are too great of tips not to pass along!
Umm… SO COOL!! I’ll have to try that! Thanks for the tip :)
It’s gorgeous! I’m going to use this idea for family Christmas gifts. Thanks for sharing!
What font did you use for this table? It turned out sooo great.
That’s so much! The font is Freebooters Script. LOVE that font ;)
I love that idea!