Furniture Redo Part 1

I'm always watching my sister-in-law Jamie make these super awesome projects. So Amanda and I, after watching her do all these cool redos, we decided that we were going to take matters into our own hands and make something awesome!

Clearly I have delusions of grandeur; I see all these awesome projects, but I am a fan of biting off more than I can chew. However, there are two projects that came off quite successfully that I did!

One weekend, Amanda and I went to Jamie's house (so we'd have some guidance in our misadventures). Amanda redid her vanity, and I made a necklace holder for my sister Caitlin and some side tables for our living room. In this post I'll do the side tables since they were the more heavy duty of the two projects.

Before picture of the end tables. Pretty beat up, but they had potential!

This is a picture of the glass that goes with the end tables.

So earlier I talked about having delusions of grandeur. Not only was I going to redo the end tables, but I decided to also etch the glass! Etching glass is a difficult thing to figure out at first! If you want to try it, I would suggest watching lots of videos on youtube to make sure you don't do it wrong since you'll be stuck with it.

I started by cutting out a design on my mom's Cricut using vinyl. You then peel it off and stick it to the glass. I cut out a really complicated design, and then I had to take all the little pieces and eyeball it where I was placing it on. It was a lot of work, and the first time I did it I messed it up. So I ended up doing it 3 times. I would try a much simpler project if you plan to etch for the first time, it makes for a lot less high stakes.

All those pieces of green inside were added by hand by yours truly. Lots of work!

After you do that, you apply the etching cream liberally (you shouldn't see the outline at all they say) and wait for a while. The longer you wait the more it'll etch. Also, make sure to wear gloves, you don't want this stuff etching your hands off! Anyway, back to those tables!

First I primed the tables, then I painted them a bright blue. I used krylon spray paint and it turned out very well! (side note: make sure you follow the instructions with painting: either spray paint the next coat within the hour or wait 24-hours between coats. I waited too long and when I went to spray paint after a few hours it cracked in a few places and was very frustrating.)

I like them, you'll have to tell me if you like them too!

The etching was an adventure, but it worked out very well!

Up next, the necklace holder!