End Table Makeover; I'm Challenging Myself, 3 Pieces of Furniture in 10 Days; Piece #1

I bought this little end table many years ago.  It looked like it was in great shape at the time, I didn't even have to refinish it.  Before long I found out that the seller had just sprayed it with some sort of finish, lacquer or varnish or something.  It wasn't long before it started to lift off.  Although I continued to use it, it has been a mess for a good many years.  The wood is nothing special, no beautiful grain, so I decided to paint it.

I easily sanded the varnish off the top, and just lightly sanded the legs.

I painted it with Zinser 123 primer.  I have to admit, I almost changed my mind and painted it white. But I had already decided to go bold, so I went ahead a stuck with the plan.

I hate washing paint brushes, so I have been known to brush as much paint out as possible and then just use it in a new colour.  That's what I did in this case, I knew that it was going to take a few coats anyway so I didn't see a problem with using my white brush in the red paint.  As hard as I work sometimes, I can be pretty lazy, ha ha.  It's definitely hot pink at the moment.

One more coat I and got the red that I wanted.

Now to antique it with a little black,

and voila, here it is, a quick little makeover.  My goal is 3 pieces of furniture in 10 days, we will see.

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