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Simple Side Table Transformation

Written by Cassity

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Submitted By: Thrive

Let me introduce you to Betty, my sad little end table.  I found her seven years ago at D.I. right after we moved to Utah. She was only $10 and in near mint condition. And being a Broyhill, she was the only piece of real furniture that we owned.

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Since that time though, she has been loved and beat to death by my Dirty Half Dozen. They have decoratively carved her … driven metal trains on her … raced match box cars across her … jumped, climbed and leaped off her … painted, spilled and colored on her. In short, they have sucked every ounce of beauty and grace from her life (just like they did their mother-ha!)

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So for the past few years she’s been relegated to the living room corner as an impromptu TV stand.  Luckily the screen is big enough to hide the top and cover most of the brutal wear and tear.  But still, Ugly Betty constantly reminded me how sad my house looked and how much I wanted to change that.  I figured Betty would need to go straight to the dump if we remodeled, because come on … who could salvage that, right?

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Apparently my awesome friend Katie can. 

Hello sexy Betty!

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I have the most awesome visiting teacher! Katie has one of those houses that strikes the perfect balance between catalog beautiful and warm-inviting-and-children-can-actually-live-here. She is a furniture restoring rock star who has mad spray painting skills that I so envy.

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Katie had stopped by the week before we left for Washington to see how I was doing and how the house was coming along (or not really coming along). I told her how frustrated I was with how slow we were going and asked for her advice on to do with the living room furniture.  She took one look at Ugly Betty and the bookcase Mr. Thrive made me right after we got married and immediately offered to paint them for me.

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I thought her offer was sweet and didn’t think much about it until she called the day before we left to offer again. “I’m serious, “ she told me excitedly. “I really would love to paint them for you while you’re gone. That way you’ll have two less projects to worry about when you get back.”

And so she did.

I had Mr. Thrive unpack all the vacation stuff from the suburban and ran Betty and the bookcase over to Katie just before 9 pm. Then we repacked the suburban in the dark, got a few hours of sleep and then left for vacation the next morning at 4 am.

And while I was gone, Katie was busy.  She sanded down the wood veneer around the outside of the table to get rid of most of the scratches. Then she lightly sanded the center area to leave most of the veneer in tact. The result was an awesome, two-toned topper than stained up beautifully.

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She used Dark Walnut stain from Minwax on the top and sealed it with a few coats of poly.

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The legs and drawer got a few coats of glossy black spray paint. Katie swears by the .99 Walmart spray paint and I’m a believer now.

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And I love that Katie left some of the dings, dents and scratches behind to make sure Betty didn’t loose her I’ve-been-well-loved look. 

Katie even added a left over knob she had from her stash to finish off the table. *LOVE*

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Betty looks amazing and I can’t wait to get the dang house painting done so that she can move back in.

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Published: November 23, 2011Filed Under: Furniture Building Projects and Plans, Guest Bloggers Tagged: Black, end tables, Furniture, simple projects, Wood, wood stain

About Cassity

Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. She is an interior designer, wife, and mother of two. She and Justin have remodeled three homes from top to bottom and are working on their fourth. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.


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Comments

  1. Lesley says

    November 23, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    So fantastic! You did such a great job!

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  2. Windy says

    November 28, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    Wow! Seriously impressed.

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  3. Lil says

    January 9, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    I HAVE that end table, but it’s not nearly as *loved* as your Betty! I also found a nearly matching square coffee table of similar design. Thanks for the inspiration for their makeover!

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  4. Jessica says

    January 10, 2012 at 1:20 am

    That looks amazing!! How did the bookshelf turn out?

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  5. Kim says

    September 21, 2015 at 7:52 pm

    I had two end tables and the matching coffee table that looked like Betty and ended up at the end of the driveway with a “free” sign! Oh how I wish I had this inspiration then! So beautiful!

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    • Cass says

      September 21, 2015 at 10:53 pm

      Isn’t that always how it goes… that’s why you should never get rid of anything! 😉 Thanks for the comment, Kim!

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  6. Lori says

    July 1, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous. You saved this little one and made it more beautiful then before. I love rescues❤

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