I love working on any table. I like building them from bits and pieces leftover in my wood pile. Give me any old furniture and I'll show you how it can be new again.
Sometimes I might just paint it or give it a quick makeover. Maybe I'll get out a saw or two and give it a new lease on life as a new piece of furniture.
Repurposed furniture is so much fun. Whether you pick up an old table at a flea market or a thrift store-maybe you found an old one on the side of the road. Maybe you have your grandmother's special piece. Don't toss it until you check out the table ideas at My Repurposed Life. You won't be disappointed. There is something for everyone, with any skill level. I'm always here to help in any way I can.
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Do you remember my Spring Fling, thrifting with MRL? I saw this table on my dry run, and it was still there a couple of weeks later on our Spring Fling day….so I went back to get it. It was $8.00. I forgot to tell you that the volunteer at the store said it was…
In January when one of my favorite thrift stores closed, I took advantage of some great sales. You my remember this coffee table. It had been marked $15, then marked down to $10, I got it for 50% off. This is what it looked like when I got it. Later that month I …
Hi everyone! I’m Katie from Sew Woodsy. My husband Jon (dubbed Mr. Woodsy on our blog) and I document our journey of homeownership one tutorial at a time. Sew Woodsy is a place where we share our love for renovating and decorating on a budget. Thank you Gail, for inviting us to guest post for…
Apparently I’ve been on vacation for a couple of weeks. Make that about 3.5 weeks! I’ve done a few projects, but I haven’t used any tools, and I’m feeling the need to dismantle or build something. I redid Jamie’s pew chair, and did a couple of quick paint makeovers that I’m going to show you…
Pin it! Hiya guys … I’m so excited to be guest blogging here at My Repurposed Life. Thank you Gail for giving me the opportunity to share my lil’ blog with your readers. My name is Deanna, nice to meet ya : ) I’m a mom of 2 girls, a grandma to 1 lil’ 3…
Hi My Repurposed Life friends… I’m Susan from Homeroad. My favorite projects are made from things I find in dumpsters or on the side of the road that I can completely transform into something new… like these 2 outdoor tables. Here is a project I just finished that is just my style! I tried my…
I’m so excited to be guest posting here at My Repurposed Life sharing my chalkboard table! Thanks Gail for letting me share my little corner of the internet with your readers! My name is Barbara (or Barbie!) and I’m brand new to blog-land! I started my blog Chase the Star just 7 weeks ago and…
How to make own DIY kids table, make your own so you can customize the size! Have you see the cute red banquette (bench) I made for the kiddos? Once I made the bench, I thought it needed a table. I didn’t have a table, so I built one from scratch. I’m going to show you how…
I’ve made my own diy chalk paint before, along with my own chalkboard paint. For the chalkboard paint I used unsanded grout. So many people are making chalky paint with plaster of paris so that’s what I’ve been using. I made my own chalky paint for the paneless cupboard door shelf. To start,…
When I saw this pedestal stand, I was shocked at the price. I had parts laying around to make something nearly identical. (for FREE) Source I dug out this old bed piece from my stash. Doesn’t everyone have such random items in their stash? I cut it down to size with my compound miter…
Last spring I picked up these two tables for $12 for the pair. I thought they were cute, and I liked the price. I received some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and decided to use the Paris Gray on these tables. I painted them and distressed them—it was June 2011. It wasn’t very hot, but I…
Back in the summer, Jan gave me some items she had curbed. This table was one of those items. It had actually been a “tiered” table, hence the holes. In the fall, I used the table top to make my faux pocket watch. I used my HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer to paint…
Do you remember my friend Jan? I made a shutter cupboard, shutter shelf, repurposed door shelf, and a headboard bench for her. I also recovered a rocking chair and made a couple of teacup lamps for Jan. She curb shops quite a bit, and is always finding really good stuff. Jan curbed this table, and…
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…
How to make a faux pocket watch out of an old table top! Crazy, eh? I LOVE old table tops. They are round and generally have a perfect routed edge. They are great for making faux clock tables. This is a curbed table, if you look closely you will see that it has some screws…
I’m going to show you how to easily update old sewing cabinets. This is the one that was in Jamie’s room for several years —it held her t.v. I picked this one up at Tickled Pink while Jamie was in town last month. This one was a yard sale find, the only one…
I love a great kitchen table makeover!I bought this table recently at Tickled Pink, my newest thrift store. I did go over my normal $5.00 limit on this piece. If you read my blog often, you know I rarely spend over $5.00. That rule is for items that I repurpose or redo for resale. If…
I am starting to do too many “like” projects. I know a lot of bloggers name their pieces, so I thought I’d give it a try to see if it makes things easier for me to remember this repurposed sewing cabinet. (as a reference) I named this piece after my Aunt Helen, who gave this…
Grab yourself a cup of coffee or a Coke, cause my tutorial on this repurposed sewing table is going to be a long post! Last fall I got this sewing cabinet at a local Goodwill. It had been 19.00, but then they discounted it to 10.24. You can see that this picture was taken last…
I do not like to dust… that’s why I have changed several table tops from black to something that doesn’t show the dust so much. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. I make a small commission without causing you to spend extra money. What you need for this brown paper bag decoupage project:…
Today we have a super project from Anita @ Going a little Coastal. Check it out: Thank you Gail for inviting me over to your place today. I am so excited to be here. Gail was one of the first bloggers I followed. Once I learned what following was that is. I think…
It’s amazing what a new (fresh) coat of paint can do for an old outdated piece of furniture! You may remember this old side table that I was working on for my nephew. It has definitely seen better days! This is the other side table he needed help with. I believe he’s going to use…
This little side table was a curb find. I wanted to cut it in half to make two tables for beside my bed. I used a jigsaw to cut it. Look at this pitiful spot! It is/WAS my bedroom. This spot had been without baseboard for years. So sad! After I painted my bedroom…
This DIY Coffee Table Bench project is a must for your bedroom! I’m sure you recognize this topless coffee table. I got it from Joey’s booth for $3.96. Coffee Table Into Bench I put it at the end of the bed for a couple of days to see if it was the right size. Once…
Do you remember my $5.00 table from Monday’s post? It was in good shape, however it was very rickety. It came apart pretty easily, with just a little twisting and turning. It has big ole dowels that fit into holes. (is there a name for the hole?) I am usually a fan of wood…
This side table made from scraps is a quick and easy project. It’s perfect for beginners or someone who doesn’t own a lot of tools. Great afternoon project.
Wow! It was a busy weekend! I hope you all had a great weekend like I did! It was very productive! I can’t show you pictures yet because my batteries are dead in my camera currently. But, last week I made this very simple table from a cabinet door. I laid the cabinet door upside…
You can see pt 1 of how I made this faux clock here. You can see pt 2 where I glazed and added the details here. I love my readers, they give such great advice! Check out what Sarah said when I first posted this faux clock: handbags*n*pigtails said… …
I’m sure you all remember this table! This sofa console table is the first project I made from half of that table (pictured above). This repurposed crib table is another project I made using the other half (drop down section). This is the part that was left. The top was sanded like I did…
My Repurposed Life will show you how to make a great diy table from repurposed crib legs and reclaimed wood. Step by step directions with lots of tips.
I got this table about a year ago. It needed a lot of work. After sitting in my garage for a year, it needed even MORE work. You can’t really see the table, but it’s front and center, wearing a sheet for protection (hahah) and holding the chair and random spray paint. Look at those…
Good morning! I hope the sun is shining wherever you are! It’s been beautiful here, and I’ve been working like a crazy woman. Even so, I don’t have much accomplished. It seems like I spend a lot of time waiting for paint to dry, and trying to figure out what I want to work on….
This is a faux clock you can make using the easy stenciling techniques I’m sharing in this article. It’s a great weekend project and a super way to use any old round table top you may have. I curbed this table last year. I changed out the top by using flooring. I then had the…
I have 2 of these cute little Ikea tables. I love the look of black furniture. BUT I do not like to dust. These black tables literally show dust 5 minutes after they are dusted. I couldn’t get the drawer out, so I simply placed a bag over it. I painted a coat…
I curb shopped these tables. They were all topless! A friend of mine gave me a bunch of random boxes of laminate and hardwood flooring. You can see that I didn’t even paint this one. I used the tongue and groove flooring to make a top. I used my Black & Decker nail gun to…
This is my coffee table “before”. I bought it at a thrift store mall. Which is different than a thrift store. It’s one of those places that has “booths” with a lot of vendors. I paid $20.00 for it. Which is definitely over my $5.00 limit. However when I’m buying something for my own personal…
Rose picked up this little bench for $3.50. (it was half off at the Thrifty Shopper) Rose is one of the thriftiest shoppers I know. Rose had to re-glue one of the legs, but the screw was stripped. She used toothpicks to make the hole smaller and re-screwed the leg in place. Rose bought some…
I really don’t enjoy refinishing furniture, but sometimes you just can’t paint a piece BEFORE My sister gave me this table last summer. You can see that the top was in pretty rough shape. It was in good shape structurally. It also had nice legs! Both leaves (leafs) worked perfectly. I sanded and sanded and…
This little vintage side table was a curb find. It was a little rough around the edges. It actually sat in my carport for over a month waiting for me to get to it. I decided that the faux marble top might be worth keeping, so I taped it off. After I used primer, I…
These old sewing machine cabinets are easy to come by. Sometimes they have machines and sometimes the machines are already gone. If you find one with a machine, check out my post “How to Remove a Vintage Sewing Machine” Before Another before After My friend Cathy and I redid this little cabinet. It took quite…
