Saturday, January 22, 2011

The big reveal!

So today, my sweet hubby, my sweet Dad and I tore our basement apart the rest of the way. It is officially....we think....ready for the waterproofing to take place. I am pooped, so I can only imagine how tired and sore that they are! 

Anyway, now for the real reason that I am blogging at midnight. (and encouraging the hubby to keep playing Call of Duty....whats wrong with me?!) The table! You might remember this?
The $5 Goodwill steal table. Here she is after much sanding and a very achy back!
It created a really nasty colored dust that I had to wipe off. Surprisingly, the wiping process did not take very long. I just got an old towel damp and wiped it down a couple of times and then dried it. Once she was all clean, I took the hubby's drill and put a hole for the hardware. I measured to find the middle and drew a dot. Then I drilled the hole. Now my hole was too small for the hardware so Hubby had to step in and help me enlarge it. Thanks babe!

Then I took a can of cheap fast dry black spray paint that the sellers of our house left behind and gave it a few coats. I am so glad it was fast dry because I am SO impatient!
Yeah these were out back at night. With the floodlight on. Sorry about the picture quality! Once I got that all dry (meaning the next day) I broke out the best part!
Krylon is my FAVORITE spray paint! I love it! The satin finish just makes everything look so smooth and...I don't know. I just love it. This is actually why I "primed" it with the cheap paint first. I wanted to conserve as much of this as possible. So I gave her a few good coats of Krylon (letting it dry overnight in between...humpf!). I screwed the screw for the knob from the inside and then put the cute little 25 cent Walmart knob on and Voila! 
 
Yeah, that shelf above it stresses me out too. It just had too much going on. So I decided to simplify tonight, and accessorize our new table. Here's the final product!

I love it! Honestly, I have better pictures. And I can put them up tomorrow. I am just ready to go to bed but I couldn't not share this with you first! Love you, friends!






20 comments:

  1. AH!!! it's amazing!!! it's official, we HAVE to have a crafty day... let's make a date!

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  2. found your blog via TDC. You have some great ideas! Loving the desk makeover!

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  3. Found you through Debbiedoos! Love your blog, now following!

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  4. LOL!!! I hear ya about encouring hubs to keep playing Call of Duty (or Modern Warfare) so you can get your blogging done. :)

    The table turned out great! I love it. :)

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  5. Great table! Love the look.....black is always a great color for a redo! I'm a newbie too! Isn't this fun!

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  6. Looks great! And $5...you can't beat that! Love that you used spray paint! So much easier & faster than regular paint! Visiting from tatertots & jello!

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  7. I love the table! You did a great job! I'm a newbie from Debbiedoos newbie party! Glad to have found your blog!

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  8. I love the table. I linked over from Debbie's. I hope you got some well deserved sleep. I am your latest follower. I would love if you would follow me back at www.diybydesign.blogspot.com. Thanks. Looking forward to keeping up with your blog.

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  9. Loving that table. Have a great week, Vicky

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  10. Great job on the table! It looks really good! :)

    Theresa

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  11. Beautiful! And you did all that for $5.00 wow!

    Hope you have a great week.

    Found your site from Debbiedoo's link up party

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  12. OMGoodness the table looks incredible! Great work.And who wouldn't like that price,wow!
    I am new follower coming from DebbieDoos.
    ~Jo
    Lazyonloblolly
    Hope you can pop over for a visit.

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  13. This looks great! I am new to the world of blogging, and found you on Craft-O-Maniac.

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  14. Great re-do, gave that little table a nice facelift.

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  15. Great table! I love Krylon. I found your blog via Debbidoo's newbie party and am now following :)

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  16. Your table looks wonderful. I love it. Thanks so much for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty

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  17. Totally worth the patience it took to let it dry between paintings. It looks fab! I am a new follower but may have told you that before. Age, mind, all can be adrift at times!
    CAS

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  18. Found you at Debbie's and I love your table and only $5 and a 25 cent knob. I am a follower now.
    www.chandrassouthernlife.blogspot.com

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