Furniture re-do(s)

I have not posted in FOREVA!!  I've been busy, busy, busy....too busy for my taste.  I'm still trying to get my bearings on my schedule and priorities BUT I'm getting there slowly but surely!  Anyway, I did spend a weekend sanding and priming and painting and sealing a couple pieces of furniture and I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.  First up, my grandma's hutch.  I've been wanting to paint this puppy for about a year and a half, you see how quick I am.  Regardless, I finally did it and here is the before:

I had already taken of the glass doors in the middle and all the hardware but I really wanted it black. 

Here it is after the primer:

First coat of black:

And here is the finished product:

I didn't sand it because of all the nooks and crannies, so I just put on a coat of primer, two coats of paint and a coat of polyurethane.  I was originally going to antique it but liked the gloss black like it was.

Next up, the coffee table I took from the side of the road.  That's right - a guy set it out on his curb and when I drove by and saw it I asked him if I could have it.  He said yes and even helped me load it in the car!  I forgot to take a picture until I had already started sanding it but you will get the idea.

The lines on the tarp are from painting my shutters, ha!

I used my handy dandy sander that I got for Mother's Day a few years ago, best. gift. ever.

After the primer

After the first coat of black - it took two

After two coats of black, I sanded some spots, put stain over them to antique it then put on a coat of polyurethane on it too.

So here it is today:

You will have to forgive me my pathetic camera.

I tried another to show the antiquing, not great but you get the idea.

So that's it for painting furniture....until I start my room!