Painted End Tables: Monday Made It

Who knew painting furniture was so easy?!  Today's Monday Made It is a project I've been wanting to do since we moved to this house.  Bonus, it only took 2 days.  That makes this impatient perfectionist happy, happy, happy!

Painted tables

You will need:

Cardboard or dropcloth

1 medium to fine grit sandpaper (I found an extra large block that looks like a sponge)

2 cans of spray paint per table 

1 can of clear enamel

painter's tape 

Here's the before

I actually didn't have this table here in real life- I just put it there for the picture.  It was hiding in a guest bedroom with its twin, because it did.not.go with our living room.  Actually, neither table went with any room in our house, hence the need for paint!

I lightly sanded and then sprayed a light first coat over the whole table.  While it dried, I moved to the second table. 

I let them dry overnight in the garage. (Does it look like someone died in my garage? Don't mind that please.) I did one table with Rustoleum and one with Valspar.  The next morning, I had to do a third coat on each table with a second can of Rustoleum- the much better option.  Then I coated each table with clear enamel and let dry overnight again. 

Here are the after pictures!  I accessorized by shopping our house and picking up a new piece at my favorite store, Kirkland's.  I do need a nicer charger for under my Christmas Cactus than a napkin.  Small steps, people.

Hurricane lamps: BBB

Clock: Kirkland's

Here's the second table in a guest bedroom. 

Charger and Succulent: Kirkland's 

This guy was the Valspar experiment and never fully recovered...but it's ok because that room is beach themed so he can look a little rustic.  It's a sad, boring little table right now, but I have a coral lamp to put on top that needs a lampshade...my next Monday Made It?

What do you think of my first foray into painted furniture?  Link up your Monday Made It's with Tara!