2 Hour Table Re-Do

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOzQb6aBEjncXyTm6k9EbJWQ-x6lKy17UB9u_n811sXXLkDDM4nD4VtT2Ew7cKhEt-rihkMv_sgbMP4m0Di5mKOBoALMnp35pd0hqpPHMzFQnpkh8dCSV0J85R5p415qcvpXsLEfzxqQ/s1600/table+re-do+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting furniture, how to paint a table, table re-do" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOzQb6aBEjncXyTm6k9EbJWQ-x6lKy17UB9u_n811sXXLkDDM4nD4VtT2Ew7cKhEt-rihkMv_sgbMP4m0Di5mKOBoALMnp35pd0hqpPHMzFQnpkh8dCSV0J85R5p415qcvpXsLEfzxqQ/s1600/table+re-do+5.jpg" title="" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bought this little table at a yard sale years ago. Of course, I never used it, or re-finished it ~ why would I buy a table and use it? Why would I finish it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I moved it from room to room, hiding it in the corners of hallways, or the recesses of our <strike>dungeon </strike> basement. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1u8URYG99sXWZyR7ClvQ-R4yPrfFsmRTzjUs4EEdQmpFmPh4axupLwZgYJTG6jOsmYtUgOKn2hCrlBPbfRN4ml57BQYHW4nQyCwU4tuatfYwKdF5ZzRb6iU0RYAqTJ5zie84I0_4qafc/s1600/table+re-do+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting furniture, how to paint a table, table re-do" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1u8URYG99sXWZyR7ClvQ-R4yPrfFsmRTzjUs4EEdQmpFmPh4axupLwZgYJTG6jOsmYtUgOKn2hCrlBPbfRN4ml57BQYHW4nQyCwU4tuatfYwKdF5ZzRb6iU0RYAqTJ5zie84I0_4qafc/s1600/table+re-do+1.jpg" title="" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then, one day (at band camp) I decided to either throw it out, or do something cute with it. I didn't think I would have any use for a small table, but I realized might be the perfect size as an end table for the kids game room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, here's what I did:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I gave it fifty lashes with <strike>a wet noodle </strike> Kilz primer. (You can use the primer you're used to, Kilz is what I had in the basement. And to be honest, it was the easiest for me to reach!) When I prime I give it a good coating and I don't worry about being very precise. I used a brush, rather than a foam brush or roller. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgYQKcY8q__ichKhEc7PkBEAjvrHDBBcluw6SgY1O2cqAxSxPG8zcCi3Ore5heKGociWVlIXvnPMCb9xPDbmNWq9r5A327bFRMyJoIwoA89H-inPkGe_MlTqSyvvug3rHJvD_rt0srJE/s1600/table+re-do+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting furniture, how to paint a table, table re-do" border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgYQKcY8q__ichKhEc7PkBEAjvrHDBBcluw6SgY1O2cqAxSxPG8zcCi3Ore5heKGociWVlIXvnPMCb9xPDbmNWq9r5A327bFRMyJoIwoA89H-inPkGe_MlTqSyvvug3rHJvD_rt0srJE/s1600/table+re-do+2.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once the primer dried, I gave the table two coats of a dark grey paint (Home Depot "oops") that I had kickin' around. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I let that dry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaek0pvVU4Et4CuGQ74N-afeV1CMxt9mI1615kqMnZvsMq4ndia0sDHs5Antaffu5_YiKoTnkVnntUJqExuVo202PyfpGCneHXUkpnz9Jt8besg4NODFJBq_UtrBKSr_9GunBFClk4iU/s1600/table+re-do+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting furniture, how to paint a table, table re-do" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaek0pvVU4Et4CuGQ74N-afeV1CMxt9mI1615kqMnZvsMq4ndia0sDHs5Antaffu5_YiKoTnkVnntUJqExuVo202PyfpGCneHXUkpnz9Jt8besg4NODFJBq_UtrBKSr_9GunBFClk4iU/s1600/table+re-do+3.jpg" title="" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even after two coats, it was still pretty boring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I taped off a couple of stripes using blue painter's tape, to give the table some racing strips in a lighter grey ("oops" paint again). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before the paint stripes were completely dry, I carefully removed the tape, pulling to the outside (as per below). I find that the tape can peel off the paint if it sits too long, so I generally try to remove it as soon as I can. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPrcUozL7Un7dh6rMgORsHA4bTLycNPZDI725bIfEMTBpBQX_ArGkuJ32t2NFlu4h6ZiduAIPyAMtXx1OpHaLdFl2cgryn54RS6-Z5wtJ_cr0DdoDyrR1tHoJ54_j9maBLwtQiyjJpHo/s1600/table+re-do+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting furniture, how to paint a table, table re-do" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPrcUozL7Un7dh6rMgORsHA4bTLycNPZDI725bIfEMTBpBQX_ArGkuJ32t2NFlu4h6ZiduAIPyAMtXx1OpHaLdFl2cgryn54RS6-Z5wtJ_cr0DdoDyrR1tHoJ54_j9maBLwtQiyjJpHo/s1600/table+re-do+4.jpg" title="" width="610" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I gave it a good spray with polyurethane, and voila! The little table looks much better ~ and it only took me about 2 hours. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>(Yes, I procrastinated 8 years, to avoid 2 hours of work, but I did it! Get out the champagne!)  </i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0hh9wY87ck8f-uVVeHaehMT8FSpceLmwnN8fTgQ22Gkwll2JG7wBNzE8XTZnLXaWwxI_9O5FPs7saPZ035W6ZVEyNYXdiX_2_-S6bJClbMOmEUD5azx4-saPThtxn432vqpoS3eyydc/s1600/table+ets+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painting furniture, how to paint a table, table re-do" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0hh9wY87ck8f-uVVeHaehMT8FSpceLmwnN8fTgQ22Gkwll2JG7wBNzE8XTZnLXaWwxI_9O5FPs7saPZ035W6ZVEyNYXdiX_2_-S6bJClbMOmEUD5azx4-saPThtxn432vqpoS3eyydc/s1600/table+ets+023.JPG" title="" width="424" /></a></div><br />Oh yeah, the little guy wanted to photo bomb... Here he is with the table that will end up in the game room, covered in Lego's, PS3 controllers, or crayon....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKA2_RfVYV8HpOhUyBZIwU92beZ3bdwRuFpTG2SjUi-NMEmzKeYZealqnRm0hR0KGNnJkusWu2fpR3l8xNbvMwmsyY7q95a6NtFRtVDKvY_cWZYaNmefsYj7IkQ35OupCO_J6_HKRwpE/s1600/table+re-do+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="painting furniture, how to paint a table, table re-do" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKA2_RfVYV8HpOhUyBZIwU92beZ3bdwRuFpTG2SjUi-NMEmzKeYZealqnRm0hR0KGNnJkusWu2fpR3l8xNbvMwmsyY7q95a6NtFRtVDKvY_cWZYaNmefsYj7IkQ35OupCO_J6_HKRwpE/s1600/table+re-do+6.jpg" title="" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tell me you do the same thing ~ buy yard sale finds and then lug them around for years before you get around to doing something with them?!?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 17.24799919128418px;"><i><span style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter! 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