So my neighbor recently finished her lower level to make room for a spare bedroom (yeah, another bonus of living in the Midwest is basements are pretty much standard in every home). Since she spent a pretty penny getting carpet, bedding, etc. she wanted to reuse a pair of old tables she got from Goodwill a couple of years back. I was happy to offer my services to get these tables in tip-top shape!
First step was cleaning the tables thoroughly. They were covered in dust and grime, plus I think one of her little kiddos used some permanent marker on the side of one table.
For the paint I chose Rustoleum’s Universal Gloss Expresso Brown spray paint which has paint and primer in one. LOVE this stuff! Great coverage and dries quickly. I painted the tables in two coats (and I only needed one can per end table!).
And that’s it! So easy to transform an old piece of trash into a treasure. Here’s some after pics of the end tables in the lower level guest room in my neighbor’s house…
Looks great with the expresso ceiling fan, too! Really makes me wish it was nicer outside so I could paint more often. Oh, I wish it was Spring already!!!
Sherika says
Gotta love spray paint!! Great job! I would love for you to come share tomorrow over at Passionatelyperfect.com
Karah @ thespacebetweenblog says
I love that brown color. Great job!
samaa @ Honey Sweet Home says
They look great! Amazing what you can do with a can of spray paint 🙂 I never knew there was a primer and paint in one for spray paint, thanks for the tip!
Rebecca @ My Girlish Whims says
Such a great redo! I have two night stands sitting in my basement waiting to be redone before I move into my first house, I’m excited to get started now!!
I’d love for you to link this up to my link party, Your Whims Wednesday. The party is open until Sunday! http://www.mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/12/your-whims-wednesday-39-and-features.html
Latoya @The Scotts Crib says
I absolutely love the richness of that color and what a great find. I haven’t found anything good lately at our thrift shops., have to keep hunting though:)
Megan says
What’s the color on the wall?!! Love it!