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My $6 Ikea table!



I LOVE IKEA! It's heartbreaking that the nearest one is over 2 hours away. Which is actually much better for my wallet! I could never afford every item on my wish list! Now I can check something off that list! I've been wanting a small table and chairs for my little troublemaker and the IKEA Mammut series is perfect. I was lucky enough to stumble on to one of these at my favorite local thrift shop.
The actual one I found was VERY well loved and a bit of a mess. The previous owner was a public notary. I know this because her toddler 'decorated' the table with her notary stamps. Complete with her full name and other personal info. Good thing I'm not a creeper! But that's also why I'm not posting an actual before picture. It was also colored with black crayon and markers. Most of the crayon came off with a good cleaning. But the stamps and markers weren't going anywhere. I went through half a magic eraser on a 5" by 5" square, and after all that it still looked like this.  I decided it wasn't coming clean.
Then I remembered some spray paint I scored a while back. It was the kind made for plastic, no primer necessary. It was on clearance for $1 at Walmart. It was a pretty purple shade and I knew I'd use it eventually. It was just enough to give this table 2 good coats. I did 3 coats of polycrylic because I know I'll be wiping and scrubbing this table quite a bit and don't want to worry about the paint chipping off. It was a quick, easy and most importantly cheap project that my daughter loves!

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