{Three Tables Get a Fresh Look}

Hey, y'all!  Today I have a great furniture makeover to share with you.  

My aunt recently redecorated her living room.  She had three perfectly good end tables that she didn't want to get rid of, but they needed a new look.  She brought them to me to work some magic.  

This is the before of one of the tables.  The broken drawer on top belongs to the "sister" table.  (I don't know if that's what people call tables--sister tables--but we're going with that so I don't have to keep saying the other table and you not know which one I'm talking about.)

And she had this table.  All the tables were in dire need of a new finish for their tops.  We decided on a two-toned finish--wood and paint--for the sister tables and a paint finish for the other table.

I started by sanding the tops down as you can see here.

I roughed up the legs of these tables too just to help ensure the paint would stick to them.  Then I stained the tops of the sister tables.

I was a little worried at this point because I realized that the edge of the table tops was just MDF, but luckily the stain made the edge look like it had a wood grain.  Then I primed the pieces.

I primed this whole table.  I covered up the tops of the sister tables with trash bags and tape, and I primed the bottoms of them.  I lightly sanded the primer with 220 grit sandpaper to make sure my final paint finish wasn't gritty.  I then painted them all with some leftover green paint my aunt had.  Then I sealed everything with Polycrylic.  Oh, and I fixed the broken drawer too!  And here they are...

I have to say that I like the way they turned out.  I think the dark wood and the green paint looks nice together.  Next time you redecorate, don't throw away your worn, "loved" pieces.  Make them over with elbow grease and paint!  :)  You can find my other furniture makeovers {HERE}.