My first Furniture Projects
This post may contain affiliate links. Disclosure here. CONSOLE TABLE Today I thought I would begin painting some furniture. I had a little table out in the covered porch for a few months and since Michigan has been getting a few sunny days and one actually happened on my day off! Imagine that. This table was our first coffee station but I needed a more practical solution. Although the table style is pretty common, the dimensions I needed were not. It took me a few months to find it, actually. The kitchen has sort of a pantry area with 2 long metal cabinets joined together with an upper cabinet. This created a open space perfect for a small table. In Michigan and a few surrounding states, we have a store called Meijer. If you don’t have a Meijer in your area, it’s like a giant grocery/department store. I went into Meijer thinking that I’ll just get a few groceries and ended up in the furniture section. Well, that is where I found the table that fit the dimensions I needed. It served us well for over a year but it was time to find something with doors so the search was on, again. DRESSER/COFFEE STATION One weekend, while shopping at a local antique store, I found a small dresser that would make a better coffee station. It had doors, a drawer, shelves inside and bonus, the right dimensions! Perfect! This time, I thought I would get some advice before painting the dresser. I went to a store in Holly called the Pigeon in the Parlour. They suggested Annie Sloan Chalk Paint so I bought a small can. This is a great shop. They sell many unique home decor items and a few clothing and accessory pieces. The color chalk paint I chose was “Old White” and I just used a brush I already had. The first thing I did was wash down the whole thing. I used water and white vinegar in a spray bottle and sprayed it on and wiped it off. The dresser was dry after 20 minutes so I began painting. The nice thing about “old white” is that it has great coverage. I love how it turned out. This new coffee is both cute and functional. Now everything is in one place. I think I really like painting furniture! Can’t wait to find more projects.
