Before
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I saw this coffee table at DI (thrift store) in all it's palm tree glory for $5! I looked past the mosaic palm trees made out of crushed up orange and green tile and saw this wonderful thing I call "potential." I wanted it so bad but didn't think that it would fit in my car. I knew that I would have to talk Devin into letting me take on another project. Not only that, but I would also have to talk him into going to DI with me because I needed his car (to fit the table into) and I can't drive stick-shift. Somehow I convinced him to come with me to take another look at it and when we got there I think he thought I was crazy. It looked pretty white trash! I promised him that I could make it awesome and I told him worse case scenario, we wasted $5...no biggie either way! We loaded it up and I dismissed all homeowrk assignments and other productive activities that I had planned for this weekend in order to start and finish it! Start to finish it ended up taking about 2 hours (if you don't include the time it took to dry). I'm slightly obsessed with it and it turned out better than I imagined!
Take a look:
After
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Total cost: $35
Level of happiness this bench brings me: priceless
So, What do you think!?
8 comments:
That's so cute!! I've seen that done on another blog. It looks wonderful you did a great job!!
Love the fabric! You created something so wonderful out of a wasted piece of furniture! Congragulations!
Wow, that's awesome! I love it!
So cute...Great job! You should submit this to the Better After blog. :) http://betterafter.blogspot.com/
Great makeover! Love it! Your newest follwer! Come link up every Thursday
Passionatelyperfect.com
wow i love that..what a great idea to make a table into a seat.. just wondereing though is it strong enough for people to sit on??!...
Love this! What a wonderful gift you have to see something so...ugly, and then make it something so beautiful! I would have never thought to do something like this. Inspirational:)
Cheers!
Sarah M.
diyordont.blogspot.com
All I can say is WOW. And I can't WAIT for your tutorial!!! Would love for you to share this over at Trash 2 Treasure Tuesdays: http://kammyskorner.blogspot.com/2011/10/trash-2-treasure-tuesdays-4.html
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