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.
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.
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.
Here she is with a new outfit and fit as a fiddle!
These are the kinds of pieces that people think aren’t worthy of keeping. You and I know differently. With a little TLC they have a lot of life left in them.
What have you saved lately?
gail
Full Circle Creations says
December 23, 2011 at 8:27 pmSo lovely!
Holly
I Play Outside The Box says
December 21, 2011 at 8:10 pmWhat a pretty table!!! Love the color too!
Jamie says
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Janvi says
December 20, 2011 at 8:48 amThis is really a Nice sharing & collection. Reklamegaver
Good Time Charlie says
December 20, 2011 at 4:20 amThe 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?
Suzanne@Meridian Road says
December 20, 2011 at 3:44 amThat’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. 🙂
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says
December 20, 2011 at 3:19 amDefinitely worth saving! I love the choice of black!
Handbags*N*Pigtails says
December 20, 2011 at 2:30 amThis 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!:)
Pam says
December 20, 2011 at 2:12 amCute. Girl to have just some of your energy. Great job.
Lori C says
December 20, 2011 at 12:20 amCame out great! Love the curves-its super shexxy!
Carwin Candids says
December 19, 2011 at 8:11 pmSo 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!
Corn in my Coffee-Pot says
December 19, 2011 at 7:46 pmI 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
Toqua's Crafts says
December 19, 2011 at 4:55 pmI too love those curves! Thank goodness you saved this girl. Amazing what a little “make-up” will do for a girl!!
Brooke says
December 19, 2011 at 3:44 pmThese look great!
Paige (Final Clothes-Out) says
December 19, 2011 at 3:33 pmVery 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.
Love Of Quilts says
December 19, 2011 at 3:29 pmI 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
Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says
December 19, 2011 at 2:53 pmsupre cute! the black is so sweet with those sleek lines!
meijo's JOY says
December 19, 2011 at 2:38 pmPeople like you should be bless and shower with all the love and care…cause you make the world so much prettier everyday!
substitutionqueen says
December 19, 2011 at 2:31 pmI 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.
Korrie@RedHenHome says
December 19, 2011 at 2:21 pmVery nice! Love the new look. My garage (well, half of it) is still full of pieces waiting to be “rescued!” 😉
Judy says
December 19, 2011 at 1:45 pmThose came out so adorable. Huge transformation.
Allison@FabRehab says
December 19, 2011 at 1:06 pmLOVE! So sleek and pretty! Those sewing tables we find are too cute, no? Perfect for entryways or bedside tables. Nice work, Gail!
Terri says
December 19, 2011 at 12:48 pmThese are my kind of projects…little work but huge impact…those people should see their table now! Love it!
Coleen's Corner says
December 19, 2011 at 12:32 pmMerry 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!