Liza Mae's ReCreations: Coffee Table Makeover...

"Ok, so I bought this coffee table at our community garage sale last summer. I think I paid like 30 bucks for it. It was in good shape, but the top was starting to peel where there were faint water marks.  After viewing lots of other blog sites, I was inspired to change it up.  I got help from my 14 yr old to take it to the back deck to sand it. I sanded the top very quickly because it was in the 30's here in Pa.  Then, I painted the top a creamy white.  I put on two coats...of course my 10 year old came into the room and touched it right in the middle, then was nice enough to "re paint" her mistake.  ANYWAY, after it finally dried, I used my palm sander to distress the edges and corners.  This all takes place in my kitchen!  It was too cold to be in the garage, and the creative juices were flowing!  After that, I made a glaze.  I used black acrylic paint and glaze.  You just have to mix it to whatever shade you want.  I brushed it on in sections, then wiped it off from the outside to the inside.

I finished it of with a water based polycrylic polyurethane.  I used two coats, lightly sanding in between for better bonding.    

Liza Mae's ReCreations: Cabin Fever...

This is an  old oak phone I picked up at a local flea market for five bucks...

This is what it looked like before...I took off the bells already, they were gold.

I sprayed the bells and other outer hardware this silver metal color.  I love this paint!  I picked it up at AC Moore when I was re decorating my bathroom.  I used it on the towel racks, and they turned out looking like I spent a lot of money on them...

For the body of the phone, I lightly sanded it and then used a red acrylic paint I had in my paint bin.  At first it was a  bright red.  I was hoping that adding a glaze would darken it a bit.  It did.  I then mixed some black acrylic paint with a little glaze.  You kind of have to eyeball it to get the shade you want.  I then painted it on one section at a time and then wiped it off. I loved the look!

Sorry for the bad picture :(   The middle of the phone was empty.  Something was missing from the phone originally.  I took a piece of crafting paper with black and tan vertical lines, and cut it to fit the middle.  I painted a little polycrylic polyurethane over it.  Then I went through my button bag and found a button and sprayed it the same silver metal color.  I super glued it to the middle, then painted it also with the polycrylic.

  I finished the rest of the phone with a water based polycrylic polyurethane.  I put on a couple of coats.
Tah dahhh...Now we have a fun phone and a pop of color in our kitchen!