A Little Twist on an Old End Table

Ah, it's nice to be back to comfy beds, electricity and a cold fridge.

But camping was sure fun :)

I miss the water, sunshine and quiet surroundings.

Little man soaked it all up and it was our first time to take our little aussie, Bentley, with us on a trip.

Our pup is definitely a camping dog.

He loved it!

And it is soooo hard to make yourself return when you know you have a crazy week ahead.

Boo.

But I'm starting the week off right with a bright and colorful before and after.

Those are the best, right??

You might have seen a peek of it when I shared some sneak peeks on Friday.

If you haven't seen the sneaks of my master room makeover, you should def check it out :)

I'm excited!

My friend, Chantelle, recently moved back here with her hubby and she had a ton of furniture she wanted to makeover.

They had a limited budget and needed a way to make do with all their childhood and hand-me-down pieces.

She was thrilled when I told her to truck them over to my garage so we could get to work.

We've already redone several pieces and I thought it was high-time I start getting them up on the blog :)

So this is the first of many!

We started with a, er, well-loved end table she had.

I think most of you would wholeheartedly agree with me that this poor thing needed some serious TLC.

Luckily, we had a lot of that to give :)

In the form of some fabulous aqua paint!!

We gave it two coats of a delicious aqua that Chantelle had picked out.

Then I handed her the glaze and a brush and set her loose.

She was kind of nervous at first that I was entrusting her with what looked like black paint to use on her freshly painted table.

But I guess she trusted me that she wouldn't ruin it and had at it.

Love the effect the glaze gives :) 

We decided it needed an extra punch of something amazing so we tossed ideas back and forth for a while.

We finally decided to add a stenciled 'hers' to the front edge.

Once we find the perfect end table, we'll be doing a matching 'his' for her hubby.

He's thrilled :)

We did the tried and true method of printing out the type we liked,

taping it down with painters tape,

and carefully painting it with some white paint I had on hand.

I'm loving stencils right now!!!

Are you on that bandwagon with me?? 

We went back over the stark white letters with a little glaze too.

To finish it up, we added a cute glassy knob from the Michael's Dollar Spot to the drawer.

Isn't it looking glamorous now?

I love the new knob...totally the romantic look Chantelle was wanting.

I love how the stenciled letters give it a bit more personality than your average piece.

Which is totally necessary in her house.

There's a lot of personality there too :)

I can't wait to show you what else we've been doing with that aqua paint.

But until then,

one more look at the transformation this piece went through...

I can say it over and over but it never ceases to be any less true...

paint is so powerful.

Not only was it wayy cheaper than buying a new piece,

but it totally reflects her personality and makes it a one of a kind :)

Are you liking the aqua makeover?

Have you made over any fun pieces lately?

This week is going to be ca-razy as usual.

I've got a ton of big projects to turn in and present.

And only a few weeks left until Little man's bday.

I've got tons of ideas but need to get something real started :)

Hope you guys have a great Monday!!

Linking to:

Tuesday To Do @ The Blackberry Vine

Trash to Treasure @ Sassy Sites

Your Whims Wednesday @ My Girlish Whims

Lil Luna Link Party @ Lil LUna

WEdnesday Wowzers @ Oopsey Daisey

Tutorials and Tips @ Home Stories A to Z

Show Me What Ya Got @ Not Just a Housewife

Stache Party @ My Little Pumpkin Patch

Tuesday Tutorials @ The Kurtz Corner

Share and Wow Wednesday @ A Turtle's Life For Me

Whatever Goes Wednesday @ Someday Crafts

Catch as Catch Can @ My Repurposed Life

Weekend Wrapup Party @ Tatertots and Jello

Furniture Feature Friday @ Miss Mustard Seed

Sunday Showcase @ Under the Table and Dreaming

Sundae Scoop @I Heart Naptime

Craftomaniac Monday @ Craftomaniac