This table is the END

 So trawling, once again, my favorite website Nextdoor.com I found a great looking round table AND IT WAS FREE. A guy who lives in Settlers Landing very near my ex-friend Dean was giving it away. We drove over and picked it up, it was in great condition. He had obviously tried to spray paint it white but had done a lazy job of it, there were some drip marks here and there. So I gave it a good sanding and was happy with the result, it had that worn 'shabby chic' distressed look. 

I was going to leave it like that but Scott said "I think you should distress it some more." I plugged in the palm sander and let him have a go at it. Much to my horror, when I returned he had ruined my subtle finish! It looked like a Dalmation! Who did he think I was, Cruella Deville??

Here is his 'handiwork', YIKES.

So I decided to start from scratch and just paint the thing solid white. I primed it (two coats) and covered it 3 more times with a nice white satin indoor paint. It came out great. 

Now remember, this table replaces the black IKEA number I was using as an end table. I liked that one but I always felt it was a temporary piece I'd use until I found something more substantial and stylish...cut to THIRTEEN YEARS later, I finally found what I was looking for! Here's the black table, I have plans for it, stay tuned for that...