I saved a good 5 minutes per coat with a little technique I called the “beadboard rule of thirds”.

This was a new one for me too, I have to admit.Oh the things you learn when you actually read the packaging, right?I know I already posted once today, but I just wanted to pop in and show you this really quick little makeover we did a few days ago on this table I found in our garage.. Actually what happened was that Kennedy came home from school not feeling so well and so I put her to work helping me with a DIY project.

Doesn’t everyone force their kids into child labour when they’re sick?.Don’t get too worried, she only helped for about 5 minutes and after that she was mostly playing on her ipod and just popping in for the photo opp when it was time for me to take pictures of different steps.. Can we have a keeping it real moment here?I saw this table in the garage last year sitting next to the big work bench.

It’s really roughly built and I think was just used to keep some tools on or something, but I really liked the shape of it so I stole it for my bedside table.I’ve been using it like that, with weird grease stains and stuff on it, for the last year.

Also, when I took the before picture, I was actually just too lazy to move all the messy stuff out of the picture, but let’s say that I’m just not afraid to show you how my house really looks most of the time.

So it’s like this on purpose, k?.That’s what it’s supposed to be.

Who’s that cute girl in the next room there?.Oh, there she is!

She heard the camera going.It’s not much of a ta-da moment, though..