Wednesday, June 29, 2011

A FREE Table...


A friend was throwing out this old wooden table and of course I said I would take it off her hands!
The top was a mess, with some deep scratches and sticky goop from Contac paper:
I sanded the heck out of it and primed it. I left many of the deep scratches to give it some "character". Then I gave it a spray of Ivory Silk satin spray paint. The Graphics Fairy shared this great graphic from an old french post card. I took the print to Office Max and had them blow it up on 11"x17" paper. I traced it onto the table and then painted it, sanded it and roughed up the edges of the table. A quick coat of a tan glaze finished it off:

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Patti @ Pandoras Box
Patti @ Pandoras Box

I live in central NY and I am a retired family and consumer science teacher. I enjoy all types of crafting, decorating and cooking

12 comments:

  1. GardenOfDaisiesJune 29, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Patti, your makeover table is wonderful!! That design must have been sooo hard to paint!

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  2. Rosemary@villabarnesJune 29, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Great transformation on the table Patti. Has you friend seen its new look? Thanks for visiting me, and for the compliment.

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  3. Kathy @ Creative Home ExpressionsJune 29, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    Sweet, Patti! Great idea to get it made up larger. I'm curious to know if your friend has seen it since its transformation, too.

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  4. Sissie's Shabby CottageJune 29, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Gosh girl, you sure turned a plain old ugly table into a work of art! I love it.

    hugs
    Sissie

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  5. TeenaBugg38June 29, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    I love what you did with it! AWESOME!!! And I am totally drooling over that lamp too :)

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  6. SylviaJune 29, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Oh that turned out really cute!

    Sylvia

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  7. KathleenJune 29, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    It looks great!

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  8. foreverdecoratingJuly 8, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    This table is so adorable now especially with the graphics on it. Really sweet.

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  9. Lauren @ My Wonderfully MadeJuly 12, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Well you can't beat the price OR the finished product! Worth all of the elbow grease for sure!

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  10. DIYbyDesignJuly 12, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    That looks absolutely beautiful. I will be featuring it at my Sizzle into Summer party. The link opens tonight at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I've Been Featured button. Thanks.

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  11. Erin of HomeSavvyAtoZ.comJuly 12, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    This is gorgeous! I love the idea and am not on the hunt for a table bargain to copy you! :)

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  12. Miss Gracie's HouseJuly 16, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    I love this..you painted by hand? (after tracing?)
    Rene

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