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Another Thrift Store Coffee Table Makeover

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Thrift store makeovers are one of my favorites. It is exciting to take something dated, worn, or just ugly and give it new life and a one-of-a-kind personality for your home. This is one of those types of makeovers, where I took a very plain and very black round coffee table and gave it a fun and quirky bright yellow makeover.

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For months, I was on the hunt for not one, but two new coffee tables for my home.  One for our living room and the second for our newly renovated family room at the front of the house.  Each room has a different style and decor.  The living room is a relaxed family gathering room with multiple reclining sofas and is all about comfort.  The front room – as we call it – has a more whimsical modern style with mid-century furniture mixed with rustic details like the large stone fireplace.  The room needed something as bright and whimsical as a coffee table.

 

 

 

I love updating furniture. There is just something about taking a well-loved (aka worn-out) piece and giving it a new look and purpose. 

Sometimes you want to remake something in a new color just for fun, and I have been looking for the perfect piece to paint bright yellow for a while. When I found this coffee table in a local thrift store for only $30, I immediately imagined it in bright yellow or orange. Yellow won out for me.

This coffee table started as a very low, round, black table.

 

 

As with many of the projects I decide to do, I let this table sit around the house for a few weeks.  I moved it from room to room to see where it could work “as is” and imagined it in several colors.  

The table is very squatty and low to the ground. The black color just makes it sink into the floor and disappear. It is not eye-catching or exciting—just a low black table with no personality.

This table could have looked fabulous with just some cleaning up and paint touch-ups—in the right seat, of course. And yes, I have heard a few complaints that I dared to change it from black to yellow. I wouldn’t have painted over the table if it had been a beautiful wood with fantastic lines and details. But it was not, and for my home, I wanted a bright yellow table, so I finally decided that yellow was the color choice for me, either way.

 

Thrift Store Coffee Table Makeover

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The first thing I needed to do was clean up the table and remove the top sheen.  I used a deglosser product on the finish and gave it a light sanding to get the paint to stick.  I decided to use chalk paint on this table because it would stick easily to the existing finish, either way.

The color I chose was Maize from Waverly Chalk Paint.

 

 

 

Sometimes, it is just fun to add bright colors to your decor and enjoy it.

If you have ever worked with chalk paint before, you know it goes on so much easier using the right tools and a little patience.  However, chalk paint saves time in removing the old finish and lots of sanding so it is still a good choice when updating an old piece of furniture.

 Applying chalk paint requires several layers of paint and sometimes several layers of a wax top coat. In the end, I had to apply four layers of chalk paint, the first being some leftover ivory chalk paint I used as a base coat and then three layers of the yellow.

The whole table got two coats of clear wax with buffing in between.

 

 

I could have repainted this adorable, squatty black coffee table in many colors.  White is an obvious choice for so many furniture makeovers.  A soft baby blue would have worked and may be the next choice if I ever decide to update this piece again one day.  Gray is always a great color because it has become such a great neutral color.  

 

This bright yellow gives the once black wood-paneled room energy and new life. 
 
The now bright yellow table combined with my new mid-century style chairs from Wayfair, which have two rows of bright colored buttons along the back that coordinate so well with the color of the table and accessories, turned out to be a great combination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.”  Ephesians 2:10

More furniture makeover projects for inspiration:

New Style For A Vintage Table

Easy No Cost Makeover For A Glass Top Outdoor Table

 

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  4. I Love how you incorporated pops of bright color in the room from the chair buttons tying everything together, such fun happy color choices! Thanks for sharing your project at #fridaysfurniturefix itals a pleasure having you!

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  5. Thrift store makeovers are my favorite! I love the yellow in this space and the way you pulled it from the buttons on the chairs. It looks so pretty! #HomeMattersParty !

    Colleen
    Life on Kaydeross Creek

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    1. Thanks Wendy. Unfortunately, my dog has chewed a few holes in this rug while I was at work so now I have to find a replacement. I will be sure to look for another blue one.

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  8. Love the table and the color! How fun!! I’ve yet to try chalk paint (gasp!) but anxious to try as “regular” paint doesn’t always hold up, esp. with kids in the mix. Visiting from Grandma’s House party.

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    1. Thanks for visiting Victoria. Chalk paint does take some getting used to but I am starting to love it.

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  10. I love your table!! Hopefully if enough of you lovely ladies redo your tables I’ll finally have the courage to do mine!! #HomeMattersParty

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  12. I used to have a table that was a twin to this one! We had to leave it behind when we moved years ago – I sure wish I had it now. It would be perfect for a makeover like this. I love the bright color, yellow is so cheery! So glad I saw your post at the #HomeMattersParty link up this week!

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    1. Thanks Sahana. But unfortunately that blue rug will not be in the final reveal of the room. My sweet girl dog Pippin has been cooped up and bored lately and has chewed three holes in that rug in the last week. I’m very thankful that I didn’t spend full price for it and it can possibly be used in another room that can hide the holes. Life with rescue dogs…

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    1. Thanks Lorelai. First thing I have ever painted in yellow and I do have to say I really like it.

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