I wanted to share with you one of my summer projects. I took a cheap looking entry table top, and updated it to it’s current condition; bottom.  I bought it at a local thrift store for under $50.

There was some work involved in getting it to look like it does.  I first had to tighten some bolts holding the legs on to make it more sturdy.  The original owners decided to glue on the handles instead of screw them on.  I had to sand down the glue and drill holes.  I figured it would be quite a bit of work to just sand down the black so I bought some paint stripper.  It worked for a part of the table, but wasn’t so easy to work around the curves.  I gave up with the paint stripper and just sanded down the rest to get ready to paint.  I then primed so it would require less coats.  For the paint, I picked a super glossy paint so in case water spilled on it it would be slightly protected.

I really love refurbishing furniture.  I think that this turned out much better than I thought.   I have one more piece of furniture I worked on this summer; this shelf.  Check back later to see how that looks now.  Then later how the room looks as a whole.  Thanks for visiting!

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Tags: Interior Design, Refurbished, remodel, Thrift Store
Filed under: Furniture