Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Spray Paint and a Sofa Table

Last week, I drove to Marshall, Texas to pick up this $35 Craigslist find. It wasn’t a bad looking table to begin with, but the moment I saw it, I had visions of spray paint. I’m going to lay blame on Kimba over at ASPTL for this. I’ve seen one too many of her furniture rehab projects. But I digress…

I started out by sanding it down. I was a little lazy with it, so I just sanded until the piece of paper I was using wore out and called it good. Then, I wiped it down really well to get all of the dust particles off.

Next up: primer. You can buy it in a spray can now, so that is what I opted for. Easy peasy.

Once that dried, it was time to paint! My original plan was to paint the entire thing blue, then paint a chocolate brown color over all of it and distress it. However, once I got the blue paint on, I decided I really liked it and chose to leave the legs blue and just paint the top brown.

You can see from the picture that I got a little messy with that brown paint. If I’d planned it out right, I’d have done the top first and then painted the legs. Since I changed my mind midway through the project, I made a mess of it. And I ran out of blue paint. I’ll have to go buy another can tomorrow and touch it up. But I love the (nearly) finished product, and I couldn’t wait to share it!

Once the table is situated in its new home and properly decorated, I’ll share photos of that as well.

25 comments:

  1. I love it! It looks so much better now! Can't wait to see how you decorate it!

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  2. Turned out Great .. Love the colors and love how the paint makes all the details stand out now.

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  3. It looks awesome!! I love the blue color.

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  4. I love the color combo! Wish I had a place in my house for that combo....maybe it's time to re-decorate.

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  5. Audra,
    You did a great job on the sofa
    table, love the colors, can't wait
    till you have it all in place and
    decorated. Will be awaiting the pics. Good for you that you are choosing to stay at home with your little sweeties. I was home with my two their whole life and I am so glad I was, would never change it. Bless you hon, Nellie

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  6. i'm loving it...my favorite colors!!!! what is the name of the blue spray paint? i must paint something soon with that color!

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  7. I love it! I also have a few unfinished projects that I HAD to SHARE before they were finished...LOL!

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  8. Great job! What is the blue paint color?!

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  9. I love the color combination - especially that you left the top brown. It will look awesome.

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  10. Thanks for the kind words, everyone! For those who've asked, the blue paint is Valspar Mediterranean (glossy), and it came from Lowe's.

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  11. Love it! I got a table just like this at a yard sale a couple weekends ago...I knew I wanted to paint it, but wasn't sure on the color, so I haven't done anything with it yet. The blue looks great!

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  12. Oh I love what you did with your table! I might have to "borrow" your idea for my coffee table I just brought home from a garage sale. Could you let me know what color paint you used for the top & bottom? I love that blue!
    Blessings,
    Marie
    http://emmacallsmemama.com
    marie@waltercom.com

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  13. That is just beautiful! I love the blue with the dark brown top! Nicely done.

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  14. Hi ya! I'm stopping by from Kimba's. Oh my what a gorgeous table!! The blue color is soooo pretty. You did a great job.

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  15. SOOO pretty! Love the "blue"!

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  16. I love what you did with the table! I live in the same area and have been looking for a good, inexpensive source for furniture to rehab for my home and haven't found one. There was a great shop in Highland when we lived here before, but it's gone. Goodwill never seems to have furniture at all. Am I missing some place?

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  17. Samantha,
    I've just been watching the Craigslist.org listings. I've actually been waiting for the perfect nightstand to appear, but I couldn't pass up this table when I saw it. And sometimes, that scary-looking flea market on E. Texas has things. I think it's just hit or miss around here.

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  18. That is SO weird! I bought the same exact table at Goodwill, but it's a coffee table! Exactly the same! This turned out beautifully!

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  19. It's beautiful! I love it! Great job!

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  20. What a pretty color combination!

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