Procratinated Project Progress

Well, the Procrastinators' Party officially ended today. And, no, I didn't finish my coffee table. I did get a lot done, but unfortunately, we've had even more adventures (or should I say, misadventures) since my last few posts. Let's just say it's been a rough two weeks, but I'll update on all of that later.

For now, here is the progress I've made so far. If all goes well, I should be able to finish in the next day or two. Remember what the coffee table looked like when I started?


Well, it has been sanded, filled, sanded again, primed and the painting is almost finished (just two legs to go).


I started distressing it a little bit, just to give you an idea of where I'm going with it. When I'm done distressing, I'll rub in some stain to give it that aged look. Wish me luck!

A big thank you to Melissa for getting me motivated to get started! You're a doll!

It's a "Project Procrastinator's Party!"

So, Melissa at The Inspired Room is hosting a Project Procrastinator's Party. I figured this was just the motivation I needed to get going on one of my numerous projects. I wanted to do my desk or Malia's new headboard but I finally decided to fix up the pine coffee table that I picked up from Freecycle, oh about a year a half ago. ;-) I plan to sell our existing coffee table at our upcoming yard sale so I figured I better get going on the "new" one.

So here are the "Before" pictures:

Here is the true before picture. Note the Godzilla toys, Captain Underpants book, the box of Polly Pockets and the stuffed bear in the doll carrier! As soon as I dragged the table up from the basement and dusted it off, the kids made it their own!

Gathering the necessary supplies.
Yes, coffee is a necessary supply!

Ready to get started

A close up of the damage

Yes, the table is a little bit of ugly, but a whole lot of potential......OK, maybe it's a lot of ugly, but I still believe it has a lot of potential! I love the shabby look but this is just plain abused. I plan to fill in the damaged areas with wood putty, sand it all down, prime and paint it white, then distress it. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to paint the whole thing or just the top. I'll have to see how it looks as I go.

If any of my fellow procrastinators drop in, please leave a note and say Hi. I would love any advice from anyone who stops in and I expect my family and friends to keep me accountable for getting this project done!

Happy project-ing everyone! I'm off to start sanding and filling!

RITA