Grey & White Stenciled End Tables

Guys, we finally got spring weather :)
Yippee. 

Now just to see if it decides to stay or not. 

We worked outside a lot and have such a way cool project to share with you soon that we did for little man's party. 

I can't wait to show it to you! 

But for now, it's a secret...

So in the meantime while I keep my little but awesome secret, 

I thought I'd share a fun furniture makeover.

Because that makes up for holding out on ya for a little bit, riiight?? 

Of course it does!!

Let's check out these awesome hotel end tables I scored at Habitat last summer for 10$ a piece.

They were solid & the drawers glided effortlessly.

Why is it that hotel drawers work so well? 

I love it. 

Check out this plain little thing: 

But all he really needed was a little love.

And paint :) 

I painted him up with my favorite Snowbound by Sherwin Williams and he was looking much happier. 

But after looking at the shiny new white coat, I thought it needed a little bit of extra glam. 

I pulled out an 'oops' can of grey paint and my CuttingEdge stencil and stenciled up the top of the table. 

Sooo pretty.

I love using foam round pouncers to paint my stencils on. 

They are so easy to work with. 

And how pretty did he turn out?? 

I decided to add a grey strip down the bottom shelf too just for a little more visual interest. 

I love the grey & white together! 

I also used the original hardware and just spraypainted it silver. 

Love the contrast it gave against the white and it livened up that old brass color it had. 

Isn't it gorgeous paired with orange and teal? 

Of course, grey & white pretty much go with everything. 

I gave them a top coat of polycrylic to keep them nice and safe. 

Be sure to use polycrylic vs. polyurethane when sealing white furniture so it won't yellow over time. 

That's my quick paint tip for you guys :) 

For some reason, I don't have a great picture of the pair of them so this dark, dreary picture of the brothers will have to work. 

Can't you just see them dressing up a gorgeous bedroom? 

I think they'd be perfect with romantic shades of aquas or warm shades of red. 

Wherever the wind blows you :) 

And because it's everyone's favorite part, 

here's the before & after for you...

Ah, the power of paint. 

Do you love them as much as I do? 

It took it from dark & plain to light & completely one-of-a-kind.

Well, two-of-a-kind if you count it's brother! 

These guys are for sale so if you're in central Arkansas, message me on Facebook or email me to see about getting your hands on them!!

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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!!

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