How to Paint a Console Table

Follow these steps from HGTV Magazine to create this fun DIY painting project.
By: Jessica Dodell-Feder and Jodi Kahn
paint a blue console table

How to paint a Console Table

HGTV Magazine shares this how to exclusively online

Photo by: David A. Land (Styled by Matthew Gleason)

David A. Land (Styled by Matthew Gleason)

What you'll need:

  • screwdriver
  • sand paper or sanding block
  • primer
  • paint
  • paint brush

Step 1

Remove the old hardware and the drawers.

Step 2

Sand, prime, and paint the drawer fronts and the table itself. Let dry.

Step 3

Screw new knobs into the drawers, and slide the drawers back into the table.

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