Hello, lovelies!! Thank you so much for all the love on my last piece, the very needy Apothecary Empire Dresser! After spending way too many hours on that one, I chose an easier one for today! I’m sharing an unfinished wood table makeover that started out like this:

This is a table left over from our craft market days from almost 20 years ago!

(Remember I made dolls? See them HERE!) My dad used to build lots of wood items, including these tables, and my mom painted them. They sold a ton! He had two of these tables left that had been just sitting in our garage on top of the huge pine armoire I recently redid HERE. (That sold already, BTW woohoo!)

I finally decided to assemble one and add it to this haul!

They are so easy to paint up!

Sand Unfinished Wood Table

I always sand unfinished pieces first to smooth them out, so this one got sanded with 220 grit sandpaper:

Fill holes

There were several tiny nail gun holes that needed to be filled, and I did that with Dixie Mud:

After sanding them smooth once they were dry, I was able to go straight to painting!

Paint

For this piece, I wanted a dark color since there were a few knots in the legs, and using a dark color would allow me to skip the priming step. (Remember, I was looking for an easy makeover!)

I chose In the Navy by Dixie Belle:

Sand to smooth

I gave it two coats and then sanded lightly all over to smooth using a fine grit sanding sponge:

This fine grit sanding sponge is perfect if you don’t want any distressing.

I wiped away any sanding dust with a clean cloth, and I was on to the next step!

Adding a transfer

I still had some of the Chirping Charm transfer left from this console makeover I did this winter, so I pulled out what I had left to decide what to do with it:

Unlike the first table I used it on, I decided to cover the entire top on this one and set about burnishing it to the surface using the included tool:

I had to fill in some areas where I had used parts of this transfer, but that is the great thing about transfers…you can cut them and use them any way you like!

Seal

Once I had the transfer applied the way I wanted, I sealed with Clear Coat in the satin finish.

For darker pieces, I like to add a bit of the paint to the Clear Coat as it gives a nicer end result and helps prevent the “ghosting effect” you get when you run your finger over the surface…

I applied it using the blue sponge applicator:

I applied two coats.

Unfinished Wood Table Makeover After

Here is how this simple table looks now!

 

I am loving the darker colors lately!

Let’s see the top…

This transfer is so pretty over the Navy:

I did go over it with a burnishing pad to reduce the halo that shows a bit on darker surfaces, but sealing will minimize that also.

I had contemplated other blues when I first used this transfer back in February:

But the darker blue won out!

The Drawer

This was just a tiny drawer, and the top was so busy, that I kept the inside of the drawer simple by painting it in Silk Bay Breeze:

 

And the finishing touch was this simple gold pull from Hobby Lobby:

 

I loved a quick makeover this time, and this table was FREE, the best!

It’s amazing what paint and a pretty transfer can do!

That’s piece number two complete!!

Only 48 to go  ha ha!!

See the first piece I did HERE if you missed it! And you can see all the pieces in this haul up close, including what I paid for each item HERE.

I’ll be back on Thursday sharing what I did with this arrow art:

I hope to see y’all then! Have a wonderful week!

XOXO,

 

 

 

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