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You are here: Home / Decorating / One Table, Three Ways

One Table, Three Ways

July 3, 2013 By Karen Cooper 15 Comments

Remember my curbside castoff table?

roadkill table before

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:

finished table side view

finished table with glass top

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.

teal table

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.

window table top side top view

window table top top view

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.

clean lines table top view
clean lines table

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!

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Repurposing and Upcycling 15 Comments

About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. elizabeth says

    July 3, 2013 at 8:38 am

    Hi! What glass shop do you use? I need a few pieces cut… Happy 4th!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 3, 2013 at 10:53 pm

      Dixie Glass Hoppers – on the way to the Dekalb Farmers Market, just past Sams St.

      Reply
  2. Cynthia says

    July 3, 2013 at 8:40 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 3, 2013 at 10:53 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Courtney says

    July 3, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    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.

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    • Karen Cooper says

      July 3, 2013 at 10:54 pm

      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!

      Reply
  4. Sharon says

    July 3, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    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).

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    • Karen Cooper says

      July 3, 2013 at 10:55 pm

      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!

      Reply
  5. Lauren (Don't Lick the Trash Can) says

    July 5, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    Wow! Love this! I love them all!

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    • Karen Cooper says

      July 6, 2013 at 8:54 am

      Thanks, Lauren! Hope all is well with you!

      Reply
  6. kristin says

    July 12, 2013 at 7:30 pm

    They are all so cute but I love the simple lined turquoise the most 🙂
    Have a fabulous weekend.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 12, 2013 at 8:22 pm

      Thanks, Kristin! Me, too. Have a great weekend, too!

      Reply
  7. Inspire Me Heather says

    July 13, 2013 at 9:41 am

    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?

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 13, 2013 at 12:08 pm

      Thank you, Heather! I think black and white would be stunning!

      Reply

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