{July 11, 2011}
I was staring at my calendar Saturday night. Completely transfixed. It seemed like there was some sort of error. I checked and double checked. But there it was - a completely free Sunday. Not one kid event. None. No one needed a ride anywhere. There were no hockey games or rehearsals. No one had to go to work. No birthday parties. Nothing. I was free to sleep in Sunday morning. A very rare day in our house. Which made my mind race - what would I knock off my to do list? There were so many choices.
So I slept in...all the way to 6:30. Ok, so I'm not very good at sleeping. But I had a much bigger problem. I was not very motivated. And with each cup of coffee, I was still struggling to get started. Maybe my day wouldn't be very productive after all. And then it hit me - I needed a trip down to Buffalo Reuse. A great shop for all things old. I could meander around there for hours and look at the old doors, windows, tubs, staircases - they have everything. They salvage tons of stuff from old buildings. It makes for a fun Sunday afternoon.
So I grabbed my husband and off we went. We decided to make a day of it. We planned a downtown lunch. More thrift store shopping. Just a carefree day.
We walked around Buffalo Reuse - enjoying everything old - when I spotted a little table. It was 5 bucks. Yup - it was coming home with me. I was also interested in a coffee table ($5 also) but couldn't think of a space for it...so I left it behind. This was turning into a slightly productive day and I was excited to spend the afternoon treasure hunting. Then we got a text...our son picked up a shift at work and needed a ride. Well, it was fun while it lasted.
Did I mention that my son works right behind Lowe's? So after the drop off, we slipped in for some paint. My lazy Sunday just got a lot more fun. My little table was getting a makeover. Here's the table before in all it's glory:
It's a little sad there. The bottom shelf had some sort of extra layer on the bottom that was falling off - so I pulled it off. I removed the hardware. Sanded it with fine sandpaper (it didn't have much of a shine so it didn't need much sanding). It got a coat of Kilz oil based primer. That hides the dark wood very well. And then I brushed on 2 coats of Valspar Lincoln Cottage Black in a semi gloss.
I was unsure if I would use the drawer pulls that came with the table. I purchased new brushed nickel knobs just in case but then decided a little Rustoleum hammered nickel spray paint (which I had leftover from another project) would look great.
Here's the big reveal:
So the total for this little black table is about $15 - and I still have a lot of paint left over for future projects. And although I thought it would be a perfect bedside table in my son's room, I think it needs to stay downstairs - so I can enjoy it for a while. And I'm going back tomorrow for that coffee table. I just can't stop thinking about it...