Liquid sunshine.

It's been awhile since I've shared a furniture makeover but I have a quick one to share with you today!

My friend Katie picked up this piece at a thrift store and asked I could give it a little makeover. Obviously, I said yes! It had cute details and I loved the legs!

She wanted a bright yellow on the bottom and a "distressed" looking top. I'll be honest, when she showed me the paint color, I thought it was a little...um, bright. 

The picture above doesn't quite do the "brightness" justice, but it was looking good!

I did 3 coats of the yellow and then moved on to the top.

She wanted it a  little darker but to still look like wood so instead of sanding and staining, I simply wiped on a little charcoal paint with a foam brush to darken up the wood. There was no method to this, I just kind of played it by ear and darkened a few areas more than others.

I think it turned out pretty good, too!

I gave it one more coat of charcoal using even less paint this time and it was perfect. Here's the final product!

And because I love a good before and after... 

 Until next time...