PB Inspired Coffee Table

Here is another of my fabulous flips from Treasure Hunting. I am super excited with this one. I found this beauty at Christian Ministries for $10.00. I've been on the lookout for a new coffee table for quite some time now. This one just seemed to jump out at me. I new with a little work, it would look amazing!


I took the drawers out and painted all but the top an antique white. I've really fallen in love with this look lately. I've seen a lot of this in Pottery Barn catalogs and Ballard Designs. There stuff is beautiful, but DEFINITELY out of my price range!

So, here's the table in its second stage...all white except the top.


This is 2 coats. And they didn't have to be perfect because next I was sanding the edges and staining/antiquing... Once the paint dried, which only took about 15 minutes because of the nice cool, windy day we were blessed with, I sanded the corners and the edges, roughing it up a little bit. I then took a a paper towel, and rubbed stain on the table, taking a clean towel and wiping it off. I did this all around the table, going in the same direction with the stain, top to bottom. I hope you can see some of the detail in this picture below.



Oh, and I also took the knobs off, painted, sanded, and stained them, too. I put the drawers and and....Ehhhhhhh. Did not like.
Took the drawers out and painted the tops and edges with the white paint. Once they dried and sanded the edges, then rubbed stain on and off...and Voila!


I absolutely LOVE how this turned out. And I had all the paint and antiquing supplies already, so it only cost me $10.00!

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Treasure Hunting

Ya'll know me...this southern chick is ALWAYS lookin' for a deal. Gimme something to recreate, to transform, something shiny, I need something to spray paint, or hot glue...and I want it CHEAP. And this week has been a great week as far as treasure hunting is concerned. I made my weekly rounds; Christian Ministries, Habitat, and the Basement Flea Market, and I found a plethora of goodies.

This table and everything on it cost me $18.00. I can't wait to get to work!

These little glass Christmas balls were $0.75. They aren't the same ones as those on the table above. Those were Martha Stewart (ooooohhhhh) and cost me a buck.

When I saw these I had to have them. They are really big right now, especially in Pottery Barn and Ballard, and look great in a dining room or kitchen. $1.00 each

I thought this were precious. $2.00 for the shorter one and $3.00 for the taller.

And this beauty...$10.00! We have an old crate for our coffee table but it has been out of commission for the last month because I have been using it for craft shows. The hubby has been asking for the coffee table back and then I stumble upon this diamond in the rough. Love at first sight!

All I can say is this...ya'll get ready to be wowed because these transformations are gonna knock your socks off! I can just feel it!