Remember my curbside castoff table?
Someone in our neighborhood threw this away. Sigh.
I transformed it using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and a rag rug for the top, so that it looked like this:
I was happy with the finished table, but, I have to admit, it wasn’t really my style. The more it sat in our living room, the more I thought about making it a bit more modern and less country.
A little less country, a little more rock ‘n roll, as it were.
And many of you agreed with me. I heard from several friends that maybe this wasn’t their style, either.
I thought about different ways to recreate this table. So here goes: two more ways to redo this table.
I started by removing the rag rug top. I patched any holes in the table from the nails and staples and sanded the table down before painting it. I then repainted the table with spray paint + primer in a gloss teal color.
Look #2: “Upcycled Chic”:
I had some old windows in the garage I had saved from the curb, and thought one of those windows would make a great upcycled table top.
Using this window makes the entire project upcycled from curbside finds! Love saving stuff from landfills!
One tip: Use rubber stoppers or buffers in between the table and the window to keep the window in place and to prevent the frame from scratching the table top.
Look #3: Clean Lines:
The window still makes the table look a wee bit country-fied, but leaning more toward cleaner lines/modern.
The third and final look is all about clean lines. No fuss. Just a glass top.
This table would really match any decor choice, because it’s basic and simple. Just a glass top is all you need (I got this one for $34 at a local glass shop).
Are there other possibilities for making over this table? Of course! You could cut a piece of plywood the size of the insert in the top and either paint the wood or cover it in fabric. You could fit a large basket in the inset hole and use it for more storage (I tried this, but didn’t have a basket big enough). You could upholster the whole top, like I did with the rag rug, with any fabric or thin area rug.
The possibilities are endless!
And someone wanted to throw this out?!? Baffling.
Before you give up on a piece of furniture, think about whether it could have a new look with just some simple changes.
Thanks for stopping by! Happy 4th of July, all!
A "recovering lawyer," I turned in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.
Hi! What glass shop do you use? I need a few pieces cut… Happy 4th!
Dixie Glass Hoppers – on the way to the Dekalb Farmers Market, just past Sams St.
I’m a simple girl with simple tastes that lean far away from country decor, so the final one is my favorite. Love the color.
Thanks!
I really love what you did — what great vision and creativity you have, Karen. Personally, I love the last version of it because I tend to like clean lines. It’s definitely the approach I would have chosen. However, you got me thinking about other ideas for the top, and one option I would consider is to take your plywood idea and affix glass tiles in a simple geometric pattern, or perhaps create a mosaic.
That’s a great idea! And now that you mention that, I have a bunch of spare green and blue tiles – that would be excellent!
I love it with the window! You can also take a vintage map and add a section to the back of the entire glass, or cut in different directions for the window pane for a nautical look! The blue color makes it perfect for anything nautical-related.
My Ace Hardware cuts glass for me. Altho, they don’t “sell” the glass, if I find any at a yard sale, I always grab them if they’re a good price and save them for projects like this. If you have a Habitat store nearby, they have thick glass pieces all the time. Sometimes, broken ones by the trash that are big enough for a project like this (which is why I keep all sorts of gloves and blankets in my van).
I don’t think our Ace Hardware cuts glass. I have also found glass at garage sales – the one on my son’s desk was $5.00 from a garage sale. Great idea re the Re-Store! Thanks, Sharon!
Wow! Love this! I love them all!
Thanks, Lauren! Hope all is well with you!
They are all so cute but I love the simple lined turquoise the most 🙂
Have a fabulous weekend.
Thanks, Kristin! Me, too. Have a great weekend, too!
You have a wonderful eye for transforming furniture, and I do like the turquoise!! I wonder what it would look like with the legs painted in black and white stripes in the groove lines…. there’s another possibility, hey?
Thank you, Heather! I think black and white would be stunning!