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    Furniture Makeover » Quickie makeover small tiered table

    Quickie makeover small tiered table

    Published by Gail | Published December 19, 2011 | Updated December 28, 2021
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    Quick and easy makeover of a small tiered table I picked up cheap at a yard sale. It's amazing what a little paint will do. #myrepurposedlife #repurpose #upcyle #table via @repurposedlife

    Less than Perfect Small Tiered Table

    The day I picked up this sewing cabinet (the one front and center)  I picked up a small tiered table from the same yard sale. I think I got the two of them for around $10.00.

    So in my mind, I paid $7 for this sewing cabinet and $3 for this little table:
    Granted, that is a couple of bucks over my $5 limit. But my rule is-if it is for me, I can bend that rule. If I’m buying it to re-do and sell, then I stick to my $5 limit. I really liked the style of this little gal. Love those curves!

    This little lady was quit wobbly. Someone had attempted to repair her with some huge nails! I took out all the screws and the very large nails and got to work with some Gorilla Wood Glue.

    First, Make Repairs

    small tiered table

    Before I glued the top, I glued and clamped all the joints. (not pictured)
    If you look closely, you can still see the head of one nail that I hadn’t removed yet. Because the table was tiered, I wanted to stabilize it, so I used the glue in addition to the original screws from the skirt to the tabletop.

    Easy Paint Makeover


    After the glue dried, I sanded the top down completely –because  I thought about staining it, but then changed my mind. Even so, with the top sanded smooth I was going to get a really smooth finish.

    In the background you can see two more projects I’ve worked on. I used my HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer
    to paint several projects on one of the very last nice days before winter set in.

    small tiered table makeover

    Here she is with a new outfit and fit as a fiddle! So, never overlook or pass by a table that isn't perfect. With a little DIY and TLC, it can be rescued and made useful again.

    Small tiered tables like this can be useful and handy in a small nook or beside a chair. The color? Black goes with anything!!

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    1. Full Circle Creations

      December 23, 2011 at 8:27 pm

      So lovely!

      Holly

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    2. I Play Outside The Box

      December 21, 2011 at 8:10 pm

      What a pretty table!!! Love the color too!

      Reply
    3. Jamie

      December 21, 2011 at 2:44 pm

      Looks fantastic. You always have the best inspiration I'm your newest follower. Actually I could have swore I was following you but could not find you on my reading list. But now I am definitely following you.

      Jamie
      http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/

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    4. Janvi

      December 20, 2011 at 8:48 am

      This is really a Nice sharing & collection. Reklamegaver

      Reply
    5. Good Time Charlie

      December 20, 2011 at 4:20 am

      The table looks fantastic. I love finding things that people thought were beyond love and a "redoux". Seriously though, $5 limit? Where do you find those amazing bargains?

      Reply
    6. Suzanne@Meridian Road

      December 20, 2011 at 3:44 am

      That's such a pretty little table! Black paint was just right for her, too.

      What haven't I saved? My garage is a disgrace. I really need to do something about it, too. After Christmas. 🙂

      Reply
    7. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.

      December 20, 2011 at 3:19 am

      Definitely worth saving! I love the choice of black!

      Reply
    8. Handbags*N*Pigtails

      December 20, 2011 at 2:30 am

      This is yet another project I would love to take off your hands. Ive been hunting in my thrift stores for a table just like this for my narrow entryway.
      I love what you did with this. Merry Christmas friend!:)

      Reply
    9. Pam

      December 20, 2011 at 2:12 am

      Cute. Girl to have just some of your energy. Great job.

      Reply
    10. Lori C

      December 20, 2011 at 12:20 am

      Came out great! Love the curves-its super shexxy!

      Reply
    11. Carwin Candids

      December 19, 2011 at 8:11 pm

      So cute Gail! I saved the cutest little side table out the trash a few months back (saw it out of the corner of my eye, hit the brakes, turned around plucked it out of someones garbage can and split!) Two of the legs and aprons we completely broken off and one leg was split. I used gorilla glue and put it back together. I love it, just trying to decide what color to paint! I love free stuff!

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    12. Corn in my Coffee-Pot

      December 19, 2011 at 7:46 pm

      I love those little tables. I have a table, small like yours...and I only paid $5 for it... and painted it same as you... it has been a handy little thing too.

      So pretty!
      Pat

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    13. Toqua's Crafts

      December 19, 2011 at 4:55 pm

      I too love those curves! Thank goodness you saved this girl. Amazing what a little "make-up" will do for a girl!!

      Reply
    14. Brooke

      December 19, 2011 at 3:44 pm

      These look great!

      Reply
    15. Paige (Final Clothes-Out)

      December 19, 2011 at 3:33 pm

      Very cute! It's amazing what Gorilla Glue can fix, isn't it?

      I rescued a metal end table from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore a couple of weeks ago. I didn't do anything to it, but it sure looks better in my living room than crammed in the back of the store! Poor little guy.

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    16. Love Of Quilts

      December 19, 2011 at 3:29 pm

      I think the little table is well worth saving...it turned out much better then it was. You don't seem to have any trouble fining a sewing table and I have needed one to fit my machine in and can not find one. Have a Merry Christmas. Trish

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    17. Cassie @ Primitive & Proper

      December 19, 2011 at 2:53 pm

      supre cute! the black is so sweet with those sleek lines!

      Reply
    18. meijo's JOY

      December 19, 2011 at 2:38 pm

      People like you should be bless and shower with all the love and care...cause you make the world so much prettier everyday!

      Reply
    19. substitutionqueen

      December 19, 2011 at 2:31 pm

      I do like that little table and what you did. I have it's cousin, just has a rim all the way around the top. You gave me the push to JUST DO IT!
      Thanks, Gail.

      Reply
    20. Korrie@RedHenHome

      December 19, 2011 at 2:21 pm

      Very nice! Love the new look. My garage (well, half of it) is still full of pieces waiting to be "rescued!" 😉

      Reply
    21. Judy

      December 19, 2011 at 1:45 pm

      Those came out so adorable. Huge transformation.

      Reply
    22. Allison@FabRehab

      December 19, 2011 at 1:06 pm

      LOVE! So sleek and pretty! Those sewing tables we find are too cute, no? Perfect for entryways or bedside tables. Nice work, Gail!

      Reply
    23. Terri

      December 19, 2011 at 12:48 pm

      These are my kind of projects...little work but huge impact...those people should see their table now! Love it!

      Reply
    24. Coleen's Corner

      December 19, 2011 at 12:32 pm

      Merry Christmas! You are so right... those wobbly things were built to last and a little TLC will make them last forever. You always do a great job! How I wish I were half as talented as you!

      Reply

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