Flea Market Find

I was shopping with my good friend (and fellow thrifter) Christine. We stumbled upone this cabinet in this mom and pop type flea market. (Sorry for the horrible picture...cell phone camera!)

I fell in love with the curves on the sides and legs! It really just needed a good cleaning but I knew exactly what I was going to do with it! It was exactly what I was looking for to put a small flat screen TV on. It has storage and everything. I managed to talk them down on the price and Christine and I loaded it in the car and off we went. I knew how I wanted to paint it.  I got my inspiration from Kathleen at Between Blue and Yellow.

I gave it a good sanding and then painted it using Behr paint called Agave. I wanted a fun turquoise and this was the best color! After painting I stained the top using the same Minwax satin I used for my Shadowbox project. I just kept wiping the stain on until it reached the darkness I wanted. I then sanded the edges using 220 grit sandpaper to show the white through.

 Then I wiped on stain and wiped it off for an aged look. I finished it with a poly spray...and TA-DA!!

Before.......Meets After!  

(The cabinet almost looks white here but look at the drawer picture above. That's the true color) Did you have any exciting finds lately?