Tuesday, January 13, 2015

A Tale of Two End Tables

Happy Tuesday! Hope all of you are having a fantastic week out there in blogger land! I promised last year Id try to show off more of my fun furniture refinishing projects this year so here is a little post about my first flip of 2015!

I got these two fabulous wood end tables from a friend for $10!


They were pretty dirty so first thing was first, a little wipe down! 


After filling a couple small knicks and holes with wood putty; I decided to use a favorite milk paint of mine from General Finishes in Midnight Gray! No sanding required! This is after the first coat! 


I ended up using 2 coats of paint and the finish was so soft and polished that I didn't even put on a poly coat or wax them they were smooth and fabulous! I replaced the boring wood knobs with a couple hand painted porcelain knobs I got on clearance for $1 a piece and they were finished! This project took only about 2 hours total!


Staging for after photos is one of my favorite parts!



These little beauties went down to the Antique shop on a Tuesday night and were sold by Friday for $60! I used paint I had on hand already from another project that paid for the paint plus more so this was an overall profit of about $35 after commission two the store, minimal supplies and initial investment! Not to shabby for two shabby chic little tables!

Make sure you like my Facebook page to see more posts from my space at the shop and what I am finding these days! 

6 comments:

  1. Amazing transformation! They look so elegant! How does milk paint differ from chalk paint?

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    1. Thank You!! It was an easy and fun project! The milk paint is very similar to the chalk paint it has a very smooth feel when its dry and kind of like it better than the chalky finish that you have to wax to make smooth! Fun Fun!

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  2. Those look awesome Samantha! I love how you staged them. They look very Pin worthy!! :) Glad they sold for you right away.

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    1. Thanks Margaret! I always try to make my staged photos look "pin-worthy" its always fun to be browsing around Pintrest and come across your own photo!

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  3. So pretty! You did a great job. I'm not surprised that they didn't last long in the booth.

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    1. Thanks Kimberly! I kind of wish I'd have charged $75 for them now! Oh well, next ones!

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