Refinish An Old Wooden End Table

How To-Sday - Refinish an Old Wooden End Table

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So here's my latest thrift score. I got this little table for three bucks. I was going to give it some colorful strips or something along those lines because my living room is decorated in mostly primary colors, but I unearthed a few Ikea textiles from a moving box and was inspired.

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • Table
  • Sandpaper
  • Paint

Steps (4 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    We sanded it down and cleaned it up a bit, although the layer underneath was pretty janky.

  2. 2

    We primed it with some white paint - nothing too terribly exciting there.

  3. 3

    I freehanded the design onto the primed coat with a pencil and then filled it in with some acrylic paint. I inverted the colors for the top and bottom to break it up a bit.

  4. 4

    I did a second coat with the acrylic {not pictured} and then sprayed it with a clear poly to seal and protect it {also not pictured}. The textile that inspired the project is below the table in the above photo.

    - Lindsay