Before and after

I bought this sewing table from Goodwill on Sunday afternoon for five dollars. Some nice fellows helped me get it into my vehicle. I wrestled it out of my vehicle by myself, when I got home. (Not easy.)

So when I should have been doing other things-like cleaning up my mess of a house or working on Bible School stuff-I got to work on my little table.

First, I removed the hardware. Then, I scuffed it up with some sandpaper to give it some tooth. Next, I cleaned 'er up with some soap and water. I let it dry and then got out the gray primer spray paint. (Didn't use Kilz II this time.) Then I got to work painting with a beige water-based paint. Three coats one right after the other. (I'm sure you are supposed to wait between coats, but I didn't.) Waited a couple hours and had my husband help me bring it in the basement. I then got out the brown craft paint and applied a light coat with a damp cloth and then gently wiped it off, for that rustic look. Next morning-I took the sandpaper to the edges and added the hardware back on.

When hubby got home from work, I had him help me get it upstairs and voilá-
A new sewing table for less than ten bucks. (There is no sewing machine actually in it. That space can be my secret hiding place for stuff.

I even re-lined the drawers with this pretty wrapping paper my mom gave me.

I think it turned out pretty cute. I love it!