Kitty Cat Table

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. What I thought was a minor project turned out to take hours and many long nights! I decided to purchase a children's table and chairs (nice heavy older model) from a garage sale for $15. It is solid wood.. something much heavier than pine. I primed it up and painted it all white. What I didn't anticipate was that those wooden knobby legs, arms, and backing take a looong time to prime and paint because there were lots of little crevices and bends. Also, if I painted too fast, I would get paint droplets which was not the look I was going for. I also had to go back over all surfaces many times to cover the dark wood, even after priming. You can bet that any future furniture purchases will have flat smooth surfaces.
Since my older daughter's room is all about cats and dogs, I painted a cat face on the table top and then covered the surface with polyurethane. My daughter loves it and you can't buy a table that sturdy these days without dishing out a small fortune. I figure I can bring it downstairs to use as a kids' table around Thanksgiving and other larger family gatherings. In the meantime, it is a great table for drawing, reading, and finishing workbook pages with Momma. Eventually, if I feel like tackling huge projects, I would like to paint the bunkbeds and the shelves in this room white. Time will tell if that happens!