A New Desk

So one of our weekly ventures into Michaels....never good by the way. We came out with Liquitex Spray paint. They WERE on sale!!!! Buy 2 get one free! It worked out perfectly because we needed them for a couple different projects anyways. We planned on refurbishing this makeup table for one of our bedrooms. Initially this table was a kids table and then repainted as shown in the "Before" picture. But now it just seems like it's blending in too much with everything else. So we decided to add a little bit of life back into this old table. 

BEFORE: 

AFTER: 

MATERIALS:
Spray paint: Luiquitex (Burnt Sienna 7 & Cadmium Red Light Hue 6)
drawer knobs from Anthropologie
Acrylic Paint: Metallic Gold, Ivory, Blanco
Martha stewart paint roller
Stencil
Sand paper (& sand paper machine, optional)

QUICK STEPS:
1. Using sand paper, brush it all around the table to smoothen the surface. I used a machine to do it for quicker results.
2. (Optional): Apply primer.
3. Sprayed the table, excluding the top with Liquitex Burnt Sienna 7. Cover all areas. Let it dry
4. Sprayed the top with Liquitex Cadmium Red Light Hue 6. Let it dry
5. align the stencil accordingly. Table the stencil down with scotch tape. Use Martha stewart paint roller to apply the Metallic Gold Acrylic Paint. Repeat this step for other areas you desire.
6. Mix the Ivory Acrylic Paint and Blanco Acrylic Paint together to lighten it up. I used these two combination because I was working with what I had.
4. Using a brush, apply the mixed paint onto the edges and the drawers. It could be messy to give it texture as well as allowing the bottom paint to seep through a bit.
5. Using the Martha stewart paint roller, apply Metallic Gold Acrylic Paint over the top surface. Apply 1-2 coats. This should be done once the stencil has dried otherwise you could risk smudging the stencil art.
6. Screw in the drawer knobs.