This little sidetable was given to me by a friend who knew I needed something for a nightstand in Coop's Pirate Bedroom in progress. So, I brought it home.
The before:
And after:
I gave it a light sanding and painted it white, then lightly rolled some creamy colored paint over just the top. (It's what I had on hand, and this makeover is all about small budget).
I heavily distressed the edges with the goal of making it look more like a map placed on top of the table. I would have liked to distress it a little more, but my hands were aching!
I used acrylics for the actual map. I painted freehand with a watercolor brush, so don't judge! AND I had a very excited three year old leaning on the table. This would also be why I decided not to try and add any landmarks!
Love this project. This room is well on it's way...one project down, four to go!
Linking to:
Perfectly Imperfect
The Shabby Nest
Under the Table and Dreaming
Fingerprints on the Fridge
Tatertots and Jello
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You are so creative, I Love It! BTW, thank you so much for JD's big boy room inspiration, I can't wait to get started!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful done! :-)
ReplyDeleteFantastic, Kristin!!! Love the idea & you did it perfectly...I have two little boys here that would love to get their little hands on that...;)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable! What a great idea. My little "helper" is just over 1 and makes many projects very interested.
ReplyDeleteThis is a darling idea.
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Love the table transformation. It looks fantastic. The room is looking terrific.
ReplyDeleteI also love the big girl room. So cute. So many perfect touches.
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Oh my gosh this is adorable!! What a great idea Kristin.
ReplyDeleteI love it! My son went through a pirate stage, and he would have loved this! Heck, he'd probably love it now! What a clever and relatively simply idea! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeletethat is fantastic! those side tables are so versatile and will grow with him - thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteArrggh! I LOVE pirates!! so cute!
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute! I started to do something like this for our playroom coffee table, but it didn't look good at all so I scrapped it. I love yours, though! Thanks for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I'm sure it fits well in the room :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job, can't wait to see the rest of the room.
ReplyDeleteWow, this every little boy's dream!! Well done!
ReplyDeleteOh man...I can't wait for the big reveal! This is just so cute!
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