A Little Face Lift

NOT FOR ME!!  For the sweet little thrift store table that lives next to our front door.  Sadly, this sweet little table was never in great shape and 2 moves in 4 years has not helped it at all.

Poor little thing...

Fortunately, the issues here are actually pretty minor.  Let's break 'em down...

Problem 1: Chipped Paint

It appears that the drawer area was originally stained before being painted over, but the legs had traces of pink and green paint on them.  Maybe it was just built out of reclaimed wood...  Regardless, a new coat of paint was badly needed.

Problem 2:  Split Wood

The little space  between the two drawers was split at the bottom, making it really hard to open or close the drawers.

Problem 3:  Nasty Glass

Can you see how dirty that glass is?  I am more than a little embarrassed about that.  I mean really, cleaning glass ain't exactly rocket science...

To get this baby back in shape, I started by cleaning out the drawers.  I unearthed homeopathic doggy downers (for Matilda) that were at least 2 years out of date, a bag of calorie replacements from when I used to run far (also about 2 years out of date), a car charger for a phone I no longer have and a blue mesh bag.  What is wrong with me?

AND back to the table...

From here, a bit of wood glue and some clamping was all the was needed to fix the split wood issue.

And two nice coats of paint...

And new knobs for the drawers...

And you got yourself a better looking table...

BUT I couldn't just stop there.  This table is so sweet, it needed a little umph, so I stamped a couple fleur-de-leis on top...

Side note about fleur-de-leis, Seth really likes 'em, probably because he lived in Europe for a while and is a closet snob.  So when I showed them to him, he says "man, I really like fleur-de-leis."  And I say, "yes, I know, that's why I did those."  And he says "You actually listen when I talk?  Maybe I should do that..."  And there you have it...

So back to my sweet little table.  Her she is in all her glory...

And a little looksie from the top...

Man, clean glass alone makes such a difference.  I am even more in love with my little table now...

Anyone else have a quick little Saturday facelift project planned?