table transformation

 Our Adult Bible Fellowship Group had a 'regift' exchange for our Christmas party. Everyone brought something they already had that they didn't use much anymore. I guess you could also call it a White Elephant gift exchange. Anyway, I came home with a  plant stand/end table (thanks to being the last person to be able to 'steal' : )   I had visions of what to do with this little table as soon as I saw it. Over break, I had the time to work on it. Here is the table in its various stages of transformation.

The before shot:

After a little stripping of the clear finish and some sanding:

 

After priming with a gray primer:

 

After the first coats of black gloss:

 

 

Adding the final coats of black and a stenciled flower in red:

(Jason cut out this very detailed stencil for me using an old binder divider and a template I found online. He is so much better at detail cutting like that. Thanks Jas!)

And finally...in place in the guest room. Ready to hold an alarm clock, a bedside Bible and (of course) a picture frame. 

The finished table:

 

Here is a another before and after side by side comparison:

 

Before                                                                   After

I love how therapeutic a sander and 

a couple cans of spray paint can be.