Oops! I Did it Again.

Do you ever just sit down on your couch and look around at your furniture and think to yourself that something needs to be spruced up? Please tell me that I am not the only one! Well that happened to me this weekend. I have a couple of end tables in my living room that I purchased from a yard sale about a year ago. I think I paid $25 for the pair. Steal...I know! They have a bit of a country look but that is why I fell in love with them. I love adding modern with country! Makes a room feel lived in.

So this is what they looked like when I first purchased them.

Aren't they the cutest things ever? It was love at first sight!! I really wasn't feeling the off white, slight yellow color, but it obviously didn't bother me to bad since I kept them that way for almost over a year!

Well this weekend I finally had had enough and decided to do something about it. I was able to escape my house for a few hours on Saturday and decided to take a trip to Lowe's, my second favorite store! Not only did I go there to pick out a new color for my end tables but also to have a chat with my friends  in the paint section. I kid you not!! We go by first names. Some may call it weird but I wouldn't have it any other way! I love those guys! 

It didn't take me that long to pick a color. Oh and I didn't buy a quart or a gallon because that would have been way too much; I bought two sample cans. I think I left the store paying a little over $5. Not too shabby for a little makeover!

So I got home and got to work! And here is the finished product. The flash takes away from the rich color. 

So when I went to bed that night I was in love with them but when I woke up in the morning it was a different story. I. Hated. Them...with a passion! I quickly realized that I didn't like them dark. I knew that I needed to go get some lighter paint. So it was off to Lowe's once again. Trust me, they have seen my enough to know that something was wrong.

This time I left with a white/slight off white color. It was difficult to find an off white that didn't look yellow! But I found one and it was time to get home and paint.

MUCH  BETTER!!! It definitely took a bit longer this time to cover the teal but I am glad that it is over! So my $5 makeover turned into a $10 one. Still not too shabby!

Anyone else have any "oops" projects?? Please tell me I am not alone in this one!