This change in our house has been a long time coming.
A year ago when we built our house,
I bought all of our new furniture on a whim & didn’t really
take the time to plan out each room individually.
So we ended up with all new furniture with a dark black finish.
Don’t get me wrong, I love our furniture, but
why I chose black, I will never know.
It’s just not my style & did not fit into my vision for our home.
Lucky for me, I am passionate about redoing furniture.
So, now I am started on this long journey of making
over the pieces in our living & dining room.
A very long journey…
I chose white finish with a natural wood top for the
end tables & coffee table in the living room.
Before…
This picture was taken a while back, but you get the point.
Black coffee table. Black end tables.
After…
Notice the black in entertainment center in the background..
It’s next… dun dun dun.
{Yes I still need a rug}
It’s hard for me to pick a rug for some reason,
but I think it will be easier when we install the
wood floors..
I love the contrast now between the warm wood & white.
By simply removing the top of the coffee table, painting the base,
& adding natural wood that I had stained,
I had a completely new
coffee table!
The white on the furniture really
brightens up the room & adds just
the right touch I was looking for.
I love the rustic look that these tables gave the room.
I used the same process for the end tables.
I simply removed the tops & replaced them
with natural wood.
I attached the new rustic wood with the same screws
that the original tops were attached with.
Very simple.
You can see in this picture the black bar stools, table, &
entertainment center in the background. oyyy.
More on the plan for those later…
Materials…
I used this awesome set of Purdy brushes for this project.
It’s truly amazing to me what a good set of brushes can do for your projects.
You can definitely tell the difference in the quality & how smoothly
they make your projects. I would for sure recommend a good
set of brushes, like the Purdy brushes, to anyone wanting to paint.
Visit You can Save The Walls to see where you can
find these awesome brushes & also get some
amazing paint tips!!
I also used lumber from Lowe’s
which I stained {Walnut}.
& the screws that were in the original
coffee table.
I also switched out the hardware on the end tables
for bronze hardware. This may not be permanent,
but for now I like it.
How do you like my new tables?
I am really loving them & how they turned out.
I love the comfortable, casual feel that
they give the living space.
I hope you all are having a fantastic labor day weekend!
I am thoroughly enjoying my relaxing weekend
with my husband.
Head on lover to Liz Marie Blog Facebook page
to share some projects you are working on this weekend,
I would love to see them!
I just have to say I LOVE your table! I was wondering what kind of paint and sealer did you use?
WOW – that is fabulous – what a great job. I am so ready to move to a new home so I can start decorating! Thanks for sharing!
How difficult was it to remove the top of your coffee table from the base/frame? Was there glue involved and/or what did you use? I found a dining table at a thrift shop that Id like to do the same with. Thoughts? Worth it?
Hi there friends, its impressive piece of writing about teachingand completely defined,
keep it up all the time.
Hey Liz! Love this redo, wondering what brand and color stain that you used on the natural wood because it is beautiful! I can’t seem to find a good stain that isn’t going to leave the wood with the red/yellow color that I hate!
LOVE this Liz! Wondering what type of wood you used?
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What type color paint and stain did you use? Love this and am making myself a “she shed” and making over and repurposing lots of furniture.
Thanks!