OK, forgive me for this but...
I'm going to blog about a table I upcycled - however, it was while painting it that I thought, damn it! I haven't taken a "before" photo.
That won't happen again. Promise.
Anyway, here's the "after" photo:
Here's how the table came into my possession...
My mum was having one of her crazy days of, "I must sort out all the crap in the shed!" And I was called upon, because 70% of the crap in her shed is my stuff which I've left rotting in there since I moved out.
Now, within the remaining 30%, I was sure I'd find a gem in there.
And I did, in the form of a crappy Ikea coffee table bought circa 2001.
It's just your average pine Ikea table, nothing special. Since my mum bought it, it's been a coffee table, a table to house a computer printer, a table which lived a boring life in a damp cellar and then a table which lived an even more boring life in the shed.
Mum was ready to haul it into her car to take it to the tip... until I sprung on her and wailed, "Nooo! Wait! I'll have it!"
"What are you going to do with it?" she asked.
"Oh, you know... I'll find something..."
Feeling chuffed with myself, I started planning in my head the trip to Homebase where I would pick up some paint... then Mum pulled out a tray of old emulsions and gloss.
Spotting a three-year-old tin of white gloss paint, I declared it mine - then searched her cupboards for a paintbrush and sandpaper.
When I got back home, I started on it straightaway.
I was dubious about the old paint, but after digging my way through a thick layer of skin (with a coat hanger, I hasten to add - we're low on supplies of general household stuff in my house) I discovered the gloss paint was still pretty much perfect.
And so I happily painted away, as you can see here:
The next day on my lunch break, I trundled into town with the aim of buying some pretty floral paper to paste onto it.
I went into a fantastic shop called Ink & Thread and my eyes immediately clicked on some amazing wrapping paper featuring a map of the world for just under £3.
Now, my boyfriend and I are a little bit geeky and both like maps so it seemed perfect.
A little careful pasting later and after coating with ultra-tough varnish, my new coffee table now has pride of place in our living room (and it's already being used for piling magazines on, naturally).
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Only problem is, we have no coasters so there'll be no coffee mugs going on it at the moment...
I'd love to hear what you think of it!
Rachel x
I'm going to blog about a table I upcycled - however, it was while painting it that I thought, damn it! I haven't taken a "before" photo.
That won't happen again. Promise.
Anyway, here's the "after" photo:
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| Ta-da! |
Here's how the table came into my possession...
My mum was having one of her crazy days of, "I must sort out all the crap in the shed!" And I was called upon, because 70% of the crap in her shed is my stuff which I've left rotting in there since I moved out.
Now, within the remaining 30%, I was sure I'd find a gem in there.
And I did, in the form of a crappy Ikea coffee table bought circa 2001.
It's just your average pine Ikea table, nothing special. Since my mum bought it, it's been a coffee table, a table to house a computer printer, a table which lived a boring life in a damp cellar and then a table which lived an even more boring life in the shed.
Mum was ready to haul it into her car to take it to the tip... until I sprung on her and wailed, "Nooo! Wait! I'll have it!"
"What are you going to do with it?" she asked.
"Oh, you know... I'll find something..."
Feeling chuffed with myself, I started planning in my head the trip to Homebase where I would pick up some paint... then Mum pulled out a tray of old emulsions and gloss.
Spotting a three-year-old tin of white gloss paint, I declared it mine - then searched her cupboards for a paintbrush and sandpaper.
When I got back home, I started on it straightaway.
I was dubious about the old paint, but after digging my way through a thick layer of skin (with a coat hanger, I hasten to add - we're low on supplies of general household stuff in my house) I discovered the gloss paint was still pretty much perfect.
And so I happily painted away, as you can see here:
.JPG) |
| It looks all white... |
The next day on my lunch break, I trundled into town with the aim of buying some pretty floral paper to paste onto it.
I went into a fantastic shop called Ink & Thread and my eyes immediately clicked on some amazing wrapping paper featuring a map of the world for just under £3.
Now, my boyfriend and I are a little bit geeky and both like maps so it seemed perfect.
A little careful pasting later and after coating with ultra-tough varnish, my new coffee table now has pride of place in our living room (and it's already being used for piling magazines on, naturally).
.JPG)
Only problem is, we have no coasters so there'll be no coffee mugs going on it at the moment...
I'd love to hear what you think of it!
Rachel x
What you need to protect this fabulous table is some of these: http://pinterest.com/pin/72831718943587151/ I made these at Christmas; not without incident, but they turned out ok in the end
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