A Simple Makeover for a $10 Coffee Table

I picked up an old coffee table for $10 recently and I wanted to redo it for our office area downstairs. I love the storage area inside the middle, as well as the open areas along the side.

I don’t think this is completely “real” wood. But distressing it still worked, thank goodness. I love the after look and it works well in our basement.

My process? A little paint, sanding to distress, adding on stain, and wiping it off, then I used poly to protect it. I also spray painted the hardware and the inside of the storage area with black spray paint. I’ll link a video in the bottom to show how I do this in more detail.

After

Here are some pictures from my process…

Spray painting the hardware.

Painting

I used black spray paint inside the cabinet.

Here’s another view of the spray painted area.

Final picture from above.

Here’s the video about how I distress furniture:

Here are some affiliate links to some of the supplies that I used. Not pictured: Paint, Valspar Seine, 6005-2B. I also use an electric sander.

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