Furniture Friday!

Ta DAAAA! Here it is.

The friday furniture post with the coffee table- finished! I've been running around crazy working on my daughter's "under the sea" birthday party, but did manage to get this done.

Here's a little sneak peek of the party...

Peek! Sorry, that's all you're getting! ;)

So, below, you'll see the before picture of the coffee table that I pulled from someone's trash.

(I am not ashamed to recycle furniture.)

I loved the criss-cross pattern on either side, so I sanded down until I got to bare wood.

 It. took. FOREVER. I had my hand sander, and it still took forever.

I taped off the criss cross sections on either side and lightly sanded and primed the rest.

Next, I painted two coats of a very light blue,

 then got out a tiny paintbrush and painted little whimsical designs onto the bare wood.

 Gotta love those legs!

 Here it is in my living room... I think I like that leg style- can you tell by our end table? ;)

Have a colorful week!

linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife,  tip junkie, sugar bee, tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry, i heart naptime, diy showoff, be different act normal