The wonders of revamping

I am not a hoarder, but I AM someone inexplicably drawn to thrift stores. Maybe it is the possibility of finding something awesome and unique...but it is more likely that I am cheap. Whatever the reason, I love wandering in with no expectations and coming out with something really awesome!

Recently, I came across this:

 A Goodwill $12 dollar find on half-price day, sweet!

Of course, looking like such a sad little table, I knew I had to do something to spruce it up. But that being said, I was also wanting a quick fix. Solution: spray paint! This table has been one of my first spray painting projects. Also, this being an October/November hobby (and spray paint requiring a certain working temperature), I opted to cover my apartment's living room with plastic sheeting, open all my windows, and have at it. This was the first and last time I will ever spray paint indoors, and would warn against it for anyone else - bad fumes for sure, but there was also this residue-ish feeling on everything in the apartment afterwards. Good inspiration for a top-to-bottom apartment cleaning, but that's about it.

Anyways back to the project. A little spray of primer:

And a pop of awesome color. (Seriously, Valspar has some outstanding colors!)

But then there is that problem of the inset piece (you didn't think that I was going to leave it like that, did you??)

I originally had every intention of putting an upholstery fabric remnant there, but decided to tie this piece in with all my other saved-from-the-junkyard furniture. A little ModgePodge, some old book pages, and a little bit of time turned this inset into:

 And my $6 find at Goodwill (plus maybe another $7 for spray paint) became this:

A wonderful little coffee table for my apartment!