Small Mid Century Modern Stenciled Side Table

You may remember this mid century modern small side table from last year.

I got a great deal on it at Vendors’ Village—only 99 cents! It needed a little TLC for sure.

I loved how it turned out, soooo cute! You can get the original makeover details in my post  Small Vintage Side Table Makeover.

While being stored in the garage, it got a huge scratch on the top.  That’s no good!

Because I was so in love with how the base looked with the glazed paint, I only wanted to work on  fixing the table top. I used painter’s tape to make sure I only painted the table top with black spray paint. Even after sanding the scratch, you can see it is still visible through the new spray paint.

plan B

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Stenciling the table top will make that scratch disappear. I had the perfect stencil that would allow me to make a four square pattern on the small side table.  I love using Martha Stewart foam pouncers for stenciling.  I used regular latex paint for the stenciling.

After the paint dried I did a little bit of distressing with a sanding sponge to make it a little more aged.

So much better! It’s such a cute little side table.

While showing the pictures to my friends, one friend fell in love with it. I told her she could have it, but I don’t think she took me seriously. So, if she is reading this, I was serious, and if you want it, you can have it.   It seems like I’ve doing re-doing a lot of former projects lately. I’m okay with that—it takes a little pressure off me to crank out something new every week. It also shows YOU that there are ways to save a piece that others may cast away to the garbage pile.

What would you have done about the large scratch?

gail