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    Home » Repurposed Furniture » Small Claw Foot Table

    Small Claw Foot Table

    Modified: Aug 27, 2023 by Gail Wilson
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    A $1 U Fix it Table gets a second chance with a scrap tabletop. Don't throw it out, fix it! After a little paint and glaze it's ready for it's new home. A cute little four legged claw foot table perfect for any small space. #MyRepurposedLife #repurposed #upcycle #clawfoot #table via @repurposedlife

    I purchased a broken claw foot table at Vendors' Village for .99 cents. I've been holding onto it for about a year.

    You can see where one of the feet broke off. I'm sure that's why it was so cheap.

    seven dollar coffee table into three new table projects

    A few months ago, I bought this damaged $7 coffee table. I removed the top and cut it in half to make a half table that's great for an entryway or hall table.

    cut coffee table half

    You can see that I used the smaller half for the cleat table and was left with this larger half that was damaged. (where the arrow is pointing) I cut this off on the sliding compound miter saw and put it with my scraps. One day, while I was painting, I was looking for something to use the leftover paint; I grabbed the broken four-legged table.

    Then, suddenly, I remembered I had that scrap table top just waiting for itsit's purpose.

    Fit Topless Base With Tabletop

    Don't they look like they were made for each other?

    Paint New Table Pieces

    I already had the DIY chalky paint primer mixed up in an off-white. Using my easy DIY sawhorses and the Super Finish Max Paint Sprayer, I painted the base and the top. I often do this—find a quick project to use leftover paint that is already mixed.

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    This is my favorite part of a project . . . after the primer. I love it when all the pieces come together and look alike.

    Attach the New Piece to the Topless Table Base

    attach table base to table top

    My handy Kreg Multi-mark tool makes it easy to center the base onto the tabletop. As usual, I used wood screws and Gorilla Wood Glue to secure the base to the top.

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    Glaze White Table

    It was time for the Smoked Glaze paint treatment. I love the way this glaze not only makes the paint look better but also helps seal the project due to the flat finish of the chalky paint.

    Watch my video of How To Glaze Painted Furniture

    Here's the small table after I glazed it. But I felt like it was missing something that most tables have but we take for granted. It needed an apron or a skirt to make it all come together.

    Add a Skirt to the New Side Table

    Keeping scraps of all kinds works out so well for me. I only had to cut the skirt/apron to length. Again using the multi-markmark tool and my Kreg Jig to make pocket holes, installing the apron was quick and easy. I shot some brad nails with my nail gun on the corners.

    Since the trim was already primed white, I added a little of the Smoked Glaze to make it all come together!

    So, do you love it? Don't you think the skirt completes this small four-legged table?

    Four-Legged Claw Foot Table

    small four legged side table redo MyRepurposedLife.com

    This small vintage four-legged claw foot table makes a perfect side table with its new salvaged tabletop!

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    Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
    Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.

    About Gail Wilson

    Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
    Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.

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    1. Sara

      June 28, 2018 at 7:01 am

      Gail, really like this 99 cent save but I too wondered what you did about the broken foot. When in in doubt ....reading. I'd very likely have done the same thing you did but Jennie's comments really grabbed my attention ! Unfortunately, I DO have an heirloom dining table with double carved pedestals with a great deal of detail and claw feet. During a move .............the movers broke off one leg on one pedestal and worse than breaking it (if that's possible, they took the broken leg with them.! They had delivered the furniture ahead of us so there was no retrieving it. I would surely be interested in using the very method Jennie suggested but she didn't mention resources for the molding putty or the type of polymer clay ? I do have an art degree and worked as a sculptor's assistant for anatomical research lab years ago, plus a very talented retired carpenter /husband . do believe we could handle this method. Any help would be full of gratitude.
      Sara

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    2. Sonnie

      June 20, 2018 at 8:39 pm

      Love this! Turned out so great, perfect little table. Great project!

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    3. girlfromwva

      June 19, 2018 at 5:12 pm

      cute little table.

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    4. Shirley

      June 19, 2018 at 1:10 pm

      Gail this is awesome! Best repurpose I’ve seen in a very long time!

      Reply
    5. Jennie

      June 19, 2018 at 9:31 am

      I love it. The foot missing isn't even noticeable. But if you have a table that has too much of the foot broken off, making it sit wonky or make it wobbly, you can make a new foot with amazing mold putty and polymer clay. Using the mold putty, follow the instructions and make a mold of one foot. Slice down the back of the mold to remove it when it's set up. Drill a hole in the leg that's broken and slip a metal post into it but don't glue it in yet. Fill the mold with polymer clay. (Don't use the white sculpy it chips to easily). With the metal post in place in the leg do a test fit. Bake the clay in the mold according to the instructions. Remove mold, give it a quick sanding, glue the pin in each piece and the clay and wood where it meets. More sanding if nescessary and paint.

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      • Gail Wilson

        June 19, 2018 at 9:36 am

        hahah! Don't you know me by now? I would never go to such lengths for a 99 cent table redo. 🙂

        I appreciate you leaving the comment for those who would be interested in fixing a broken claw foot table. ps I didn't have the shoe for this one, so why bother?

        thanks Jennie!!!

        gail

      • Jennie

        June 19, 2018 at 10:08 am

        I know, and it doesn't bother me either, 😂🤣😂but there are those that it would drive nuts. Oh and the shoe would be molded right on. But on second thought, if I tell them how to fix it, they might buy the 99 cent table!

      • Shirley

        June 19, 2018 at 1:10 pm

        Lol love it!

    6. Kate

      June 19, 2018 at 9:03 am

      How did you fix the broken foot?

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      • Gail Wilson

        June 19, 2018 at 9:34 am

        Kate,

        I didn't fix the foot. I removed the other three "shoes" and painted it as is. 🙂
        Since I only had $1 invested in this piece, I didn't feel it was worth the effort to repair it. It's not like it's a family heirloom.

        gail

    7. Bonnie Hipps

      June 19, 2018 at 4:14 am

      Love it Gail, great pairing up. Would love to have this! Hugs....

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