Time Table

I've been watching a little HGTV lately (more than a little actually) and I've gotten the craft and DIY bug. I have about 4 projects in the works, meaning I have four projects that I'd like to work on, have bought some supplies for, but have not started. However, one of the four did get completed this past weekend.
Jeff found this little gem while driving around town a couple months ago and was proud of his "find". He intended to clean it up and use it somewhere. I was not impressed and it just sat on the porch for weeks and weeks. Anyway, the DIY bug took hold and I saw a cute little table on Dear Genevieve one day and it became my inspiration. I planned to get all the crap off the table, sand it down, paint the legs white and stain the top. Jeff wasn't sold on the idea and told me to just stain the whole thing at least 5 separate times. I was not deterred.

Day #1: I got up early to begin sanding the top of the table. I had to wait after we discovered ants all over the inside drawer. Jeff and I knocked them off and then I got to work. After an hour of sanding with Brillo pads Jeff pulls an electric sander out of nowhere.
I was a little miffed that he hadn't thought of giving me the sander earlier but I was thankful nonetheless. Two hours later, and five layers of paint, and it looked like this.
It was starting to get hot so I took a break until the evening and sanded the drawer.

Day #2: More sanding early in the morning including the legs. They were tricky and honestly I didn't give them as much attention as they probably needed. I also bought some spray paint.

Day #3: Last minute sanding in the morning. I covered the top of the table with newspaper and prepped to spray the legs. I used the entire can in about an hour and still needed more. No one tells you how painful spray painting can be. My arm still hurts from pushing that button about 500 times.
I had to run to the store to get more spray paint. When I got home and opened it the nozzle fell off. While trying to "plug" it back in my hands became covered in paint. It was a defected can so I had to go back to the store to exchange the paint. After it dried Jeff gave me a good start on the stain. It took about 20 minutes. This is the final product 3 hours later.
It's not a showroom piece but for $15 in supplies (spray paint and dust mask, Jeff already had the stain and sanding supplies) it's not bad.