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
May 15, 2014 at 11:18 amKathy, the coffee table looks amazing. Thanks so much for giving us the opportunity to share this with your fans.
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:22 pmThanks Nancy! I loved using the paint powder!!
Louise says
May 16, 2014 at 12:01 amVery nice! I like how the gray shows off the details and the hardware.
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:23 pmThanks Louise, it did turn out lovely with the hardware.
amber.m says
May 16, 2014 at 10:32 amOh I love it! You did a great job!
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:23 pmThanks 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. 🙂
Logan Cantrell says
May 16, 2014 at 10:47 amWow! It looks great! I love that color. 🙂
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:24 pmThanks Logan!! Warm grays are my favorite to work with. 🙂
christine says
May 16, 2014 at 11:22 amThat coffee table is looking fantastic!!! So chic!
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:24 pmWhat a sweet compliment. Thanks Christine!
RaCh says
May 16, 2014 at 11:28 amWhat 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
May 19, 2014 at 1:25 pmYes, it adheres to laminate, rock, glass, wood, metal, and clay. It’s super easy to work with. 🙂
Alli says
May 16, 2014 at 1:06 pmWhat a great coffee table redo! I haven’t found anything that cool at Habitat, but I keep going back! 🙂
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:27 pmMy 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
May 16, 2014 at 1:39 pmYou guys did a great job with the makeover. Your room is very attractive.
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:28 pmThanks Reginia! I’ve been slowly working around our “rental limitations” (including the paint color). We really love the space now!
Carmody says
May 16, 2014 at 3:16 pmOh… I am interested in trying poppie’s. I love the gray that you chose.
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:30 pmThanks Carmody! I already have a list of furniture to paint with it. 🙂
Artney says
May 16, 2014 at 3:40 pmI 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
May 19, 2014 at 1:31 pmThanks 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
May 17, 2014 at 1:32 pmLooks great! I love the color and especially love the lack of elbow grease!
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:32 pmMe too! I can’t believe it only took an hour. Furniture makeovers usually take me two days!
Erin Ellis says
May 17, 2014 at 6:58 pmThat looks FABULOUS! I just love it!
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:32 pmThanks so much Erin! It looks so much better now. 🙂
MJ @ Daisy & June says
May 18, 2014 at 2:41 pmI loved this redo! That color is so perfect and that hardware is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Kathy says
May 19, 2014 at 1:33 pmThanks MJ! The lion heads are what sold me on it!
Lynn says
July 5, 2014 at 4:29 pmThis is a beautiful makeover. Did you have to seal the paint with anything?
Kathy says
July 7, 2014 at 7:35 amThank 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.