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    Home » Repurposed Furniture » Queen Anne Coffee Table | Three New Projects

    Queen Anne Coffee Table | Three New Projects

    Published by Gail | Published June 26, 2018 | Updated July 26, 2022
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    I’m so excited to show you this queen anne coffee table with a new hardwood flooring top! This is the third project I’ve made from that one $7 coffee table.

    coffee-table

    Here’s a reminder of the original thrift store coffee table with the busted top. I cut the table top in half to make the half table and I used part of one of those halves to make the small four legged side table.

    queen anne coffee table base

    After using the table top, I was left with this base just hanging out in the woodshed waiting for it’s turn at a makeover.

    Paint Queen Anne Coffee Table Base

    coffee table base primer coat Finish Max

    While painting some other projects, I had paint left over in the Super Finish Max Extra so I grabbed the coffee table base and gave it a couple of light coats of diy chalky paint primer.

    queen anne coffee table base with primer

    After a good primer coat, the piece can speak to me better.

    fitting queen anne coffee table base with hardwood flooring

    This picture isn’t the best, but I wanted you to see the pallet boards in the background. I cut and sanded them to use for this table, but they were different thicknesses. That’s why I went with the hardwood flooring. This was during the design stage to see how I wanted to secure the hardwood flooring. I tried to insert the tongue and groove, but it was a no-go with this flooring. It worked out best to rip the tongue and groove sides on the table saw.

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    attach boards on underside

    Two scrap boards were used to hold the table top boards in place. Gorilla wood glue, my nail gun and the Kreg multi-mark tool made this all come together quickly and easily. But I was careful to make sure these two boards would fit on the inside perimeter of the original coffee table base.

    Add Hardwood Flooring Table Top

    add framing to wood flooring on coffee table top

    Not long ago, I purchased some thin baseboard stock at Vendors’ Village for a buck a piece. Sometimes ¾ stock is just too thick for small projects like this. You can see I mitered the corners on the miter saw. Again, I used the wood glue and the nail gun to secure the boards.

    diy chalky paint primer finish max

    I’m near the end of this five gallon bucket of off white oops paint! Of course I used plaster of paris to make another batch of my chalky paint primer.

    Paint Table and New Table Top

    paint underneath of coffee table

    The Super Finish Max Extra made painting this coffee table so easy. NOTE: I actually added extra brace boards on the underneath side of the table.

    Attach Table Top with Pocket Screws

    pocket hole screws

    The table top was attached using the original pocket holes and pocket hole screws.

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    Glaze Queen Anne Coffee Table

    smoked chalk glaze

    Would you be surprised to hear that I used my favorite smoked glaze  and a cheap chip brush to embellish and seal this table? All three of the table projects received this glaze as their topcoat.

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    smoked glaze queen anne coffee table makeover

    I can’t stop using this glaze! Using this glaze is so much easier than waxing and buffing!

    queen anne coffee table redo with hardwood flooring table top MyRepurposedLife.com

    The beauty of this glaze is that you can totally control how dark the finished project turns out.

    damaged queen anne coffee table top replaced with hardwood flooring MyRepurposedLife.com

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    I love the new look of the damaged Queen Anne coffee table with the new hardwood flooring top. The wall color is Flannel from Behr. I love how it makes the living room look brighter and airier.

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    1. Jennie

      June 26, 2018 at 5:14 pm

      Wow! I'm amazed at everything you got from one broken table top with nice legs. Any more surprises out of the little corner that should be left?
      I like the trim it really finished it off.

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      • Gail Wilson

        June 26, 2018 at 11:12 pm

        hmmm I think I actually threw out the end pieces I cut off.... good question Jennie!

        gail

    2. Carol S

      June 26, 2018 at 8:26 am

      Good job Gail! Your mind is always working. So awesome!

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      • Gail Wilson

        June 26, 2018 at 11:13 pm

        Thank you Carol. It's so hard to toss good stuff in the trash. 🙂

        gail

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