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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Your own custom side table

This table has been in the works for a number of years but I finally finished it... and love it. Customize it to fit your style. Fill it with decorative rocks, seashells, corks. The possibilities are endless!

Materials:
A large pot (go with something plastic so it's not too heavy)
Glass top
Filler (I went with rocks but again it's up to you)
Wood panel

Extras:
This is the part that took so long to finish. My pot wasn't as tall as I wanted to I grabbed a circular panel and 4 little chair legs... table legs... sorry, I'm not exactly sure what they are.

My pot

My rocks - I found a huge bag at Garden Ridge for $6

As usual I was hasty and wanted to start on my table. I didn't
have a panel wide enough for the pot but I did have 2 piece
that fit together nicely. You'll want to cut your panel so it sits
just inside the pot leaving a couple of inches from the top
for your filler.

My glass top. It took a while to find a piece the
right size. I finally found it at Hobby Lobby. Used
a 40% coupon and scored it for about $15.

Here are the extra pieces I bought to give the table some height.

Sorry it's blurry. I marked off where I wanted to screw in
the little table legs

I predrilled some holes

Screwed in the legs

I spray painted the base.

Filped the pot over and aligned the base

Screwed the base into the bottom of the pot. I also
ran a line of epoxy along the bottom of the pot
for extra strength.

Flipped the pot (and base) upright. I placed my panel inside
the pot and dumped in my filler.

I also purchased some little plastic sticky cushions so the glass
doesn't rub on the top of the pot.

I'm thinking I might have to switch it out
for wine corks in the near future.

This wasn't necessarily the cheapest project for a new side table but it's definitely something you won't see anywhere else.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Upcycled Side Table.... Beach style!

I definitely have to have some small projects to keep me busy while Jason's away at Basic Training. My first one is complete... or at least part of it. I've decided to make our 1/2 bath beach themed. I started with an old table I already had sitting in there.

Here's my plain ol' table. You can see I already
started with some seashell decor

I had some of this sample paint laying around

I painted up the table. I wasn't too worried about
an even coat. I had plans to do a little sanding.

I found a few images online to work with and put them together.

I scribbled on the back of the page, taped the paper to the table
in the correct place and then traced over the design

Image transferred

I used a thin brush for the outlines. Again, I didn't worry too
much about the details, this is suppose to look old and worn.

Filled in with my muted beach colors

And sanded down

I sanded down the entire table especially
on the edges.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Chalkboard paint!

Here are some of the latest ideas on how to use chalkboard paint. With the Christmas season coming to an end I need to find some new craft projects to keep me busy! You can find all of these ideas on my Pinterest board under Chalkboard Ideas.