Two Buck Luck: A Painted Texture Table Makeover on the Cheap
Hello everyone! We’ve been working hard around here this weekend to get several projects finished up and the house ‘back in order’. Whenever projects happen it seems to create some sort of snowball effect that scatters a little bit of chaos in every room in our house. Does that happen at your house too?
One of the projects to finish up was this little side table that I bought from my friend Jessica… she had it in her garage sale pile and sold it to me for a whopping TWO BUCKS! Granted, it needed some work, but I am totally thrilled with how this little baby turned out.
Cute? Especially when you consider how it started out… I remembered to take this before picture mid-cleaning, as you can tell by the bucket on top:
It was pretty rough and certainly not a fine piece of furniture. But I liked the shape of the top (kind of echoes our octagonal coffee table) as well as the price:) Plus, there was a little inspiration filed in my brain that I wanted to use on something… and this table seemed like the perfect place.
My inspiration came from Deb at Lake Girl Paints. Deb is an amazingly talented artist who creates beautiful pieces of furniture and signs and takes a fun, fresh, and unique approach to each piece that she tackles. I LOVE her projects and she has excellent tutorials! You can buy her pieces if you don’t want to take one on yourself. This gorgeous texture blast table of hers is what inspired my own texture table experiment.
Isn’t it insanely gorgeous! You can check out her tutorial for creating this at Lake Girl Paints: Texture Blast Table. As soon as I saw this piece I filed it in my brain for future use (as well as pinned it!):
Now, to apply this look to my little two buck lucky find. After a thorough cleaning, the first step was to PRIME. I used a basic water based primer I had on hand.
Don’t look at my messy garage in the background please.
After priming the table top I also painted the base with two coats of white latex paint.
Now onto the fun part! Once primed and dry, get out your craft paints (colors of your choice), some cardstock, and a plate for your paint blobs (technical term). You can see I have my IPAD ready to go as well so that I could follow along with Deb’s tutorial as I went.
To begin I dipped the folded end of cardstock into the paint blobs and pulled them across the top of my table…. adding more paint fairly frequently as the cardstock/paint doesn’t spread very far.
I decided to start with a striped effect of green, yellow, and blue and continued my way across the table top.
I also kind of mixed the different colors together slightly by dipping the cardstock in a couple of colours and ran it across the stripes to make the stripes appear less uniform.
Once complete I knew it was brighter than I wanted it to be. So I let it dry completely (which happens fairly quickly with craft paint) and then got out my white craft paint. I used a smaller piece of cardstock and dragged white paint over the original stripes to tone them down a little.
My advice is to just keep playing with it until you get the effect you like. You really can’t screw it up because you can always add more coloured paint if you over-whitify.
Once you are happy with the look, let it dry completely again. Now add a couple of coats of a water based sealer (or if you want to do this for an outside table use a sealer appropriate for exteriors…This would be a fun outdoor side table too).
All sealed and ready to go. But the sides of this particular table were a little unsightly because it is not exactly an example of fine craftsmanship.
I decided to add some detail (and cover the ugly sides) with some sisal rope. It came in a fifty foot roll and I bought it at either Walmart or Dollarama… can’t quite remember. It was super inexpensive either way.
I used my tiny but trusty hot glue gun to help me attach the rope, working in fairly small sections and wrapping / gluing the rope all the way around the edges. My glue gun stick holder can just happens to match this project, honestly I didn’t plan it:) Not that I would be beyond such a thing.
Once my rope was wrapped all the way around the table, I cut the edge and glued it down where it met up with the beginning piece. I staggered my starting points at different places around the table so that all the edges wouldn’t begin/end on the same line. This helps to hide things a little better.
I repeated this step until all the sides were completely covered with the twine.
Finished! You can hardly see the beginning/end points – they are hidden well amongst the natural texture of the rope:
I am really pleased with how it turned out. The top is so fun and textured – thanks to Deb’s fabulous texture painting tutorial! And I also really like the added texture and fresh nautical feel that the sisal rope edging gives it.
It fits in perfectly with the lighter brighter colours going on in the living room now…
I’m totally pleased with the transformation… for a two buck table and some paint and rope.
What sort of interesting paint techniques have you tried lately? Or anything you have used some twine or rope to dress up a little? I would love to hear from you – leave a comment below about what you’ve been up to:)
I linked this up with the Spring Pinterest Challenge at Young House Love, Bower Power, Sparkle Meets Pop, and Red Bird Blue. The original pin that inspired me to create this table was from Deb at Lake Girl Paints. Thanks Deb!
Thanks for reading! And remember, my housie friends, HOME isn’t built in a day. Enjoy the journey.
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This table looks amazing!! You did a great job!!
I love this Krista! It came out so cute:)
Nicole
Fantastic makeover. Love this technique.
Hi Kathleen!
Thanks… it was really fun to do. Would like to try something similar with another piece. Have a dresser to redo soon… it may end up with a little painted texture. You never know 🙂
I love this transformation! Thank you for linking up.
Hi Rita!
Thank you! And thanks for hosting:)
Krista
Thanks Krista, pinned for future purposes! *;) winking
Hi Krista! Your table is gorgeous. I love the technique you chose for painting the table; so unique and clever.
Thanks Brandi! If you like that, you should definitely check out Lake Girl Paints. Deb has some amazing tutorials! Thanks so much for your visit!
Krista
This table is AWESOME! You did such an amazing job and it fits so perfectly in your springy room.
Thanks for linking up to the Pinworthy Projects Party.
Thank you Shannah, I am really pleased with how it turned out!
Krista
Such a cool look! Thanks for sharing at Give Me the Goods Monday! Hope you party with us again next week!
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Hi Chelsea! Thank you for your great comments about the table, I will definitely be back next week!
Krista
Fun!!
Thanks Diana!
Krista
Wow! That is gorgeous!! I love the entire look of the room and how seamlessly the table fits into it! I may just have to try this technique really soon! Great job!
Krista!! The table is AMAZING!!! Totally love it’s HIP feel!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer… From Dream To Reality! Can’t wait to see what you link up tomorrow evening!
Hi Christine! Thanks for hosting again and for your kind comments! See you tomorrow:)
Krista
FANTASTIC! I love it. I love it. I also shared your inspiration photo/table on my blog a year ago. To cool. I also shared your table on my FB fan page. Thanks for linking up. Jen
Hi Jen! Thanks so much for your super kind comments… so glad you like the table, and thanks for the share on FB!! Yay!
Krista
What a fun transformation. Very beachy !!! Thank you for sharing & participating in our linky party at http://www.finecraftguild.com/party-65/ Great to see you there! Have a wonderful weekend! ~ Rose
Thank you Rose! I appreciate your visit and comments!!
Krista
Krista you did an amazing job with this table. It goes so well with your decor! Nice tutorial too! ~~ becoming a new follower!
Hi Krystie!
Yay! SO glad to hear that. Thanks for your super kind comments!
Krista
This is so beautiful! I love this paint technique. I’m visiting from Just Us Four.
Thanks Christy! So glad to have you come by today!!
Krista
Love your table transformation! Perfect for spring and summer!
Selene @ Restoration Beauty
Hi Selene,
Thanks for your comments! It is quite spring/summery… wonder how it will look in the fall (hmmmmm)…
Krista
Your table is FANTASTIC! I absolutely love it!
Stopping by from the Weekend Wonders party. Have a great weekend!
Thanks Julie! I am really pleased with how it turned out. Thanks for popping in, hope to see you again!!
Krista
Wow! What a transformation! I have been doing the garage sale thing and you just inspired me to go for it a bit more! Thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday! I’m pretty new and still figuring things out so comments like yours are very encouraging!
Corey @ Tinysidekick.com
Hi Corey! Thanks for your comments! I am pretty new too, started in February… so I totally understand what a huge learning curve it is! Hope to see you again:)
Krista
Krista, I love this table! So creative! You now have a new follower on FB.
Hi Kendra! Yay! Glad to have you following on FB. Thanks for your kind comments!
Krista
What a great transformation!! =) Thanks for linking it up at the Pinterest Power Party!
Danielle
SewMuchCrafting.com
Hi Danielle! Thanks, it does look pretty different! I think the rope edge might be my favourite part of transforming the table:) Thank you for hosting.
Krista
Wow, that is just cool! I love the look. Might have to try this one! 😉 Thanks so much for sharing it at the Project Inspire{d} linky party this week Krista! 🙂
Nancy
Thanks Nancy! It turned out better than I could have hoped… following Deb’s tutorial was great:)
Krista
This is gorgeous! What a beautiful transformation… I am pinning this and following you on Bloglovin~
xoxo
Amie @ Pinkapotamus
Thanks Amie! I am so thrilled to have you following! See you again soon,
Krista
Hi Krista, stopping by from Get Your Craft On. I love this table. It totally reminds me of the beach with the fun colors and rope detail, which was such a great idea to add to the table. Great job!! 🙂
Hi Meg,
Thanks so much for coming by! I love how beachy the table looks too… it fits in with our newly lightened up living room that is ‘almost’ done now! Thank you for your kind comments and I hope to see you again,
Krista
What a great table! I love how you did this technique. I’ve gotta try it!
Jamie @ somuchbetterwithage.com
Thanks Jamie! It was super easy… and really fun to create. You really can’t screw it up, which is perfect for a slightly impatient DIYer like me. Thanks so much for your visit and comments!!
Krista
This turned out fabulous! Love the colors you chose. Great $2 find 🙂
Thanks Shannah! It was a fab find – my husband didn’t believe that I could actually create anything good out of it! Yay!
Krista
Such a creative idea! The table looks great! Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof
Thanks Jenna!
Krista
2 bucks?!? That’s awesome and I love what you did with it! Those are some of my favorite colors and love the rope detail.
Thanks Sharon! So glad you came by today!
Krista
I’d love it if you link this up to my linky party. It will go on 2 blogs. http://diycraftyprojects.com/2013/04/whatcha-work-up-wednesday-30.html
Thanks for the invitation Peggy! I will hop over and check it out:)
Krista
What a world of difference! I make roped vases, but I hadn’t thought to make a roped table! Very pretty =)
Thanks Natasha! The edge really needed some help:) And I love the beachy look of the rope. So glad you came by today!!
Krista
I have admired Lake Girl Paints…so happy to see someone try her technique! I love the colors you picked! Super cute ~Sonya
Thanks Sonya! It was really fun to do… think I will try it on another piece soon:)
Krista
Your the best Krista dear, I love the painting you did on this one, and that touch of sisal is genius! Started subscribing already so I wouldn’t miss any of your posts dear!
Thanks Vel! I think the sisal rope made a huge difference…glad to have you following along!!
Krista
What a great looking table! Nice job! Life to the full! Melissa
Thank you Melissa:)
Krista
You are amazing, Krista! This is so, so gorgeous! I have had some painting projects in mind, but I keep putting them off because I’m nervous to try them. You have totally inspired me to get painting! Thank you so much for sharing this gorgeous, gorgeous table! Have a great evening!
~Abby =)
Hi Abby!
Glad to inspire in any way… the good thing about paint is that you can always repaint it if you don’t like it! Can’t wait to see what you paint:)
Krista
Krista, I am drooling over your gorgeous little 2 buck table and it’s not just because blue & green together are my favorite. You did such an amazing job with your ‘experiment’ with its blobs and whitify-ing – all of it.
You’re hilarious and so talented. Thanks for making it feel like I was right in the happy housie with you as you transformed it into such a work of art.
Cheers
Thanks Therese! You are so funny! I really have to give Deb at Lake Girl Paints the credit though… she was the brains behind the idea:) Just glad I have other talented people’s tutorials to read!!
Krista
I love everything about it Krista! the colors are so happy and the rope :WOW! 🙂 at this moment, I used twine for a plant holder ; love the look of twine and rope!
Thanks Ingrid! Sounds like you have found a fun use for twine/rope too! Have a great week:)
Krista
Yay Krista! What a great transformation. Your colors are so beautiful with your pillows. I love the rope detail. I am so glad you enjoyed the process too! Everything – the little table vignette (lamp, plant, globe) just so sweet! Of course I love all of those colors…they’re Happy!
Deb
Thanks Deb! And I can’t thank you enough for your amazing inspiration – I love your work so much!! So glad you share it so the rest of us can try to copy it:)
Krista
Krista, this looks wonderful! I love the colors and the rope edging is a great touch. Thanks for sharing, am pinning and have a fantastic week!
Hi Cindy! Thanks for your super kind comments! Have a fantastic week as well:)
Krista
Krista – what a cool project! The rope is a great touch; it makes the piece feel beachy. Pinning!
Hi Tara! Thanks… I think it feels super beachy now too. Thanks for pinning – have a great week!
Krista