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And so it begins

Hello all!



This is the first installment of the redos, reuse, and renews. I am Jeannette, also known as the third. How do I contribute to the world? By day, I am a solid citizen, giving back to the world through my work at a non-profit. Aspiring to make the world a better place for those who need an extra hand! And we are doing it: breaking the cycle of poverty and despair...one life at a time. If you can discover where I work from that phrase, I will send you a PF Chengs free appetizer card! Just be the first to post in the comments!


By evening, I still remain a solid citizen. :-) I often find myself doing a great number of things: taking care of my little house/yard, feeding my husband (I LOVE to cook), and doing laundry. However, occasionally, I get to step away from those things (or catch up enough to have a night free!) to do some outside projects or go ride horses.


Since riding horses is more fun to do in person, I have the privilege of sharing some of my outside projects. And since I have a captive audience...


Total cost: $36


Items used:

. Grey Paint ($33, the rest will eventually go on our bathroom walls.)

. Black Spray Paint

. Black Stencil Paint

. Coffee Table ($1)

. Stencil ($2, on clearance at HL)

. Paint Brush

. Tape (masking tape works on furniture. But you have to take it off quickly as it will pull up the paint if left on while it dries.)

I am going to start with a project I worked on just a few weeks ago. I didnt get a lot of in between pictures, but I am trying to get better at that. For now, it is just before and after.




No one else wanted this ugly...i mean understated...little coffee table. So, being a huge sucker for wanting to make things wanted, I decided I would take it home.



Part of the casing around the side was coming off (you can see it drooping a bit at the bottom). So I just had to put that back on. I taped the rest of it up, including the legs.


Then I started painting. I got two coats on an then started taking off masking tape. Some of the paint ended up on the legs anyway, and I was a bit bummed. After it dried fully, I started the stencil. I find it hard to reuse the stencil all in one sitting, as paint inevitably gets underneath it and blurs the image.


After that dried, we took a look at it and knew we would have to paint the legs too. I thought the wood look might be cool, but it just didnt look right.

I thought about this daunting task and started to think of ways to paint the legs. Should if tape down a blanket or something. My genius husband came to my rescue and told me to unscrew the legs. Some days, the obvious is just right in front of you.


So we unscrewed the legs, poked the screws through a caardboard box and spray painted them black.




Putting it back together is always a lot of fun, as you get to see the finished product. I like how it turned out. Modern, yet very classic/romantic.






Now, if we can sell it...then we get to paint the bathroom for free!

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