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Another End Table

February 3, 2011 by Bethany Sy

This adorable antique bi-level end table was one of my mom’s finds. She’s a seasoned bargain-finder, so she likely found it for a steal at a garage sale or something. Either way, we love that she keeps an eye out for things that we could bring to life!

With such a fun retro piece, we really wanted it to pop, and thus applied a nice thick coat of glossy red paint that we had left over from another project.

We think it’s perfect!

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About Bethany Sy

Nick and Bethany Sy are the creative free-spirits behind DIY/Lifestyle blog, Reality Daydream. They recently purchased a historic mansion and have been documenting the ups and downs of renovation and making this home their own... all while sharing tips and tutorials along the way! When they found themselves in the trenches of infertility, they started a journey that would prove to be their most important DIY project ever, and have 3 beautiful girls to show for it. <3

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  1. 7

    Jen says

    February 21, 2015 at 11:54 pm

    Wow what an incredibly cool piece,,, that is something that normally you would see at a yard sale & walk right by< but now having looked at all the super ugliest furniture that you turned every piece into something so amazing and fresh & new & different… this site will make me look differently at used furniture that seems ugly or dated & think in a different way of what I could do to make a piece something awesome, cool , beautiful &unique. These colors that i would not have typically thought of but that on certain pieces but its the bright colors that make the piece, the way it pops & looks like you just bought it from some ultra hip urban furniture store & some pieces look from a super expensive antique store, bothof which i could never afford & now i can do this myself GR8!!!,,, I love this site & what you've done…you are really talented & creative,, Thank you, for sharing your talent & creativity by showing us how we too can transform old &or ugly pieces also . Some sites have done this kind of beautiful incredible work on super inexpensive yard sale pieces & make them amazing, but they don't tell how they did it & they just sell the pieces on their website for BIG BUCKS (which is they're right) thanks for sharing your secrets and talent) Im going to some yard sales tomorrow<its Sunday so im sure they,ll be a few…I cant wait to start my first peice , plus it looks like fun&im sure the best part is seeing your finished work of art!…. Thank you! God Bless you both with what your doing here with your website& furniture transformations&craetions, and also in your personal lives as well, I wish you all the best 🙂 !

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      Bethany @ Sawdust and Embryos says

      March 8, 2015 at 3:15 pm

      You’re super sweet! Good luck to you… and be sure to email us pics of your finished pieces!!!

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    Bethany says

    April 3, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    We only sand pieces that have a glossy sheen to them, like a polyurethane finish of some sort, and this one didn’t. So we just primed and painted!! We used Kilz spray primer and Krylon in Cherry Red! We finished it off by sealing with PolyAcrylic on the horizontal surfaces to make it more durable. (PolyAcrylic is similar to Polyurethane only it’s water based, less fumey, and doesn’t have a yellowish tint).

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    Bethany says

    April 3, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    We only sand pieces that have a glossy sheen to them, like a polyurethane finish of some sort, and this one didn’t. So we just primed and painted!! We used Kilz spray primer and Krylon in Cherry Red! We finished it off by sealing with PolyAcrylic on the horizontal surfaces to make it more durable. (PolyAcrylic is similar to Polyurethane only it’s water based, less fumey, and doesn’t have a yellowish tint).

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  4. 11

    Anonymous says

    April 3, 2011 at 7:09 am

    did you sand it down first? What kind of paint did you use and did you have to prime it? I absolutely love it! AND your blog!

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    Anonymous says

    April 3, 2011 at 7:09 am

    did you sand it down first? What kind of paint did you use and did you have to prime it? I absolutely love it! AND your blog!

    Reply
  6. 13

    hannahjoy says

    February 13, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    OMG I WANT IT.

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    • 14

      Leonard says

      March 31, 2018 at 5:44 am

      I have one of those tables what you give for it ?

      Reply
  7. 15

    Kelly says

    February 3, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    Wow, what a find! I LOVE the bright red!

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