Monday, August 12, 2013

How to repaint a table.. for DIVAS.

How to repaint a table... FOR DIVAS.
If I would have known painting a table was this easy I would have done it years ago.
I recently moved into a fabulous apartment and I didn't want to have this red coffee table in the center of my living room. (Unless it's lipstick, red isn't really my color).  My Mom gave this table to me about four years ago. It looked really good in her house... but it was a time for change.
 
 
 
 
Products I used:
 
Glidden Paint
Paint & Primer
Semi-Gloss
Color: Shoreline Green
 
 
Fine Sand Paper
 
 
 
A foam paint roller: For the top of the table, just brush strokes up and down. This paint blends beautifully. Two coats is all it took.
 
 
Foam paint brushes for the legs. Take your time. The legs on these table took 3 coats!
(These were actually kind of a pain in the ass to use. They're sponges so they kept wiping off paint as I would stroke. I'll probably try paint brushes next time.)
 
 
 
 
 
 Sand the entire table. (I am not a sand papering professional.)
 
 
Next: Grab a rag and wipe off the dust. Start your painting! 
 
 
 
 
Final Look:
 
 
 
 
:)