If you have been following along, this summer was the summer of the cheap redo.  I started with my kitchen cabinets and then it had a life of its own :)  I ended up freshening up my coffee table and my china hutch.  It does not take a lot of money, but it does take a bit of elbow grease :)  Here are before and after pics:

Before
I purchased this cabinet in the 90's and it has served us well, but I was ready to brighten things up :)




After  
I used Ace Hardware paint in Venice Blue color.  I also purchased new hardware as what was on it before did not match even each other.  I purchased the knobs at Home Depot


Before 
This is a table we purchased in 1994 when we were moving into our first home.  We went to an unfinished furniture store so that we would get solid furniture.  My husband stained it and it stayed like that for years.


 
After
I used some of the gel stain I had left over from my kitchen cabinet redo.  I put 3 coats on to get a really dark color.  I then painted the rest of the table white and sanded it down in a few places to make it look "used" (that part did not really show up in the picture).  I got the fun knobs at JoAnn's for under $3 each.