Howdy! How are you doing? If this is your first time here, we are a military family that moves around often. I enjoy sharing rental friendly decorating ideas to inspired you to have a space you love! I am so excited to share an easy coffee table makeover with you today. 
After my husband and I rescued a federal style mahogany table at Habitat for Humanity, I’ve been torn with how to refinish it. It was in pretty rough shape with pieces of molding missing, most of the stain gone on top, and loose hardware.
It has been styled with two white lacquered trays from Pier One on top to hide all of it’s scratches and worn areas. The trays fit beautifully and worked for awhile.
Well, the perfect opportunity for a makeover came my way. Nancy from Poppies Repurposing Paint Powder sent me some of her product for me try. One of the perks about Poppies, is you can add it to any color of paint you love. I picked a channel gray with a flat finish. It went on like a dream. No sanding or stripping stain required! I put two coats of paint on within a hour and my coffee table was completely covered. (It took less than a cup of paint!) It goes on very smoothly and dries quickly. My kind of paint!! Can you believe the transformation?
The chalky, flat finish is perfect for this style of furniture and looks beautiful with the brass lion head pulls and feet. It really showcases the beautiful details in this table. 
The white trays still look gorgeous on top and now the entire space feels fresher and light.
I can’t wait to paint some more furniture and I want you to try it!
Have you done any furniture makeovers lately?
Nancy says
Kathy, the coffee table looks amazing. Thanks so much for giving us the opportunity to share this with your fans.
Kathy says
Thanks Nancy! I loved using the paint powder!!
Louise says
Very nice! I like how the gray shows off the details and the hardware.
Kathy says
Thanks Louise, it did turn out lovely with the hardware.
amber.m says
Oh I love it! You did a great job!
Kathy says
Thanks Amber!! It was so easy to do. Paint projects like that make me wonder why I don’t paint more often. It was too easy. 🙂
christine says
That coffee table is looking fantastic!!! So chic!
Kathy says
What a sweet compliment. Thanks Christine!
RaCh says
What an interesting product! I just moved into my first apartment and I really want to make all of my thrown together thrift store furniture pieces work together, so paint is the obvious solution! This powder seems like exactly what I need, it should work on laminate right?
Kathy says
Yes, it adheres to laminate, rock, glass, wood, metal, and clay. It’s super easy to work with. 🙂
Logan Cantrell says
Wow! It looks great! I love that color. 🙂
Kathy says
Thanks Logan!! Warm grays are my favorite to work with. 🙂
Alli says
What a great coffee table redo! I haven’t found anything that cool at Habitat, but I keep going back! 🙂
Kathy says
My husband spotted it outside and it looked awful. Really dirty and green corrosion allover the brass and a leaf was loose. When I spotted the lion heads, I knew I had to have it. She turned out so pretty! Good luck with your thrifty searches!
Reginia {PoisedinPrint.com} says
You guys did a great job with the makeover. Your room is very attractive.
Kathy says
Thanks Reginia! I’ve been slowly working around our “rental limitations” (including the paint color). We really love the space now!
Carmody says
Oh… I am interested in trying poppie’s. I love the gray that you chose.
Kathy says
Thanks Carmody! I already have a list of furniture to paint with it. 🙂
Artney says
I absolutely love the color and the room is beautiful! We have a Habitat place near our home that I’d love to go check out. Great job!
Kathy says
Thanks so much for the sweet words Artney! I think the coffee table is the coolest thing we have found at Habitat. It’s a great place to look for building supplies.
Amy A says
Looks great! I love the color and especially love the lack of elbow grease!
Kathy says
Me too! I can’t believe it only took an hour. Furniture makeovers usually take me two days!
Erin Ellis says
That looks FABULOUS! I just love it!
Kathy says
Thanks so much Erin! It looks so much better now. 🙂
MJ @ Daisy & June says
I loved this redo! That color is so perfect and that hardware is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Kathy says
Thanks MJ! The lion heads are what sold me on it!
Lynn says
This is a beautiful makeover. Did you have to seal the paint with anything?
Kathy says
Thank you Lynn. Usually, I seal painted furniture with a furniture wax but bc of the chalk finish I didn’t with the coffee table. It has done beautifully.