Four Dollar Side Tables

Hello all, it?s almost Friday but I wanted to share one more DIY project I wrapped up this week with all of you.� My good friend just bought a house and now we?re both excitedly fixing it up and decorating it too.� We?re on a tight budget but I say bring on the challenge!

A few weeks ago I scored some solid wood side tables at (where else?) a thrift shop and they were four dollars each.� Four dollars?� Sold!� The wood tops needed some work but I also loved the idea of redoing the bases a crisp white gloss paint.� Here they are:

Can you believe this price tag?� Hello, you?re definitely coming home with me!

The tops were in bad shape, but that?s nothing a little sanding and new stain won?t fix.

Here?s the cast of characters: spray primer, gloss white spray paint, wood conditioner and Minwax stain and polyurethane combo, also fine steel wool (not shown)

Here?s the quick play by play, first I smoothed down the tops to remove any leftover varnish and get rid of the scratches with my orbital sander and medium grit pads.

Next I wiped down the tops and then covered them up with good ol? fashioned plastic Saran Wrap and painter?s tape, then gave the legs a coat of spray primer and then two light coats of gloss white spray paint ? I love RustOleum?s version.

Once the bases were fully dry I removed the plastic wrap, conditioned the tops with wood conditioner, then applied two coats of this Polyshades in Antique Walnut ? allowing to dry between coats and using steel wool in between coats to smooth out the surface.

As great as it is to combine stain and polyurethane together, the tables needed another coat of polyurethane, so for that I used Minwax Wipe On Poly by itself (not shown).

For an even more detailed how to on staining, be sure to see this post on restaining a wood table top.

Now my friend has a sweet pair of new side tables for her living room for four dollars each (not including the paint and stain I had in my supply closet).

These tables have a crisp modern look to them, I love the clean lines, they would work well in so many different style rooms.� And they remind me of these frame side tables at Crate + Barrel for $349.

Pretty nice savings right?

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