Thrift Side-Table Makeover!

OK, I am so stinkin' proud of this silly little project
that I am actually beaming with joy writing this!

Some of you may know about my weird aversion/fear of painting.

 Anything. Walls, nope. Furniture? Never.

 I was even too nervous to even paint
 my tiny little doll house wooden bed -
I just asked my daughter to do it. She laughed at me.
But she knows me and understands.........

I have had for years a fabulous wall painter named Margie.

I shared her amazing faux finish in this old dining room tour post. 

I have another daughter who paints my real furniture occassionally.

You can see an end table she painted here in a autumn tour post.  

But I am happy to say I think I am kinda getting over my fear.

I know this project is silly easy-peasey baby steps to all you
 amazing DYI crafty painter peeps...

But to me these steps are
 LEAPS and BOUNDS!


So, without further ado, here is my
 sweet little cheapie do-over side table!

I bought it several years ago for only $15 at a Goodwill. 

I just loved it's legs, and that it has a lower shelf.

I just knew it had potential - seeing past it's red/brown

and all it's bumps and nastiness....

Ok, and yes, it took me 2 to 3 years

 to work up the muster and gumption to do it,

 but by golly  I finally painted a piece of furniture! 

And I actually like it, maybe even love it!

This table now resides next to the reading chair 

in our khaki aviary guest bedroom!

It's just the right size there between the end of one of the beds
and the chair - not too low, not too high...like Baby Bear says, 
"It's juuuuust riiiiight!"

Of course, being relatively new at the whole before and after thing
 I failed miserably as a blogger and didn't take a before pic
 of it's original reddish brown general bleckiness.

 (It was terribly scratched and needed a lot of sanding!)

I used CC Caldwell's chalk paint in the colour SAND -

 as I was hoping to match up that little bird tray -

 and I believe I nailed it right on its beak! 

FYI:

My absolute #1 favorite blogger
 for amazing painting inspiration and transformation
is Lisa over at {createinspire}

After you are through being super impressed and drooling at my own little project 
~~~Masterpiece~~~
hop on over and be completely 
impressed with Lisa's amazing creations!

(I soooo want to be Lisa when I grow up!) 

As always, thank you for your visit!

♥

~Michele

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