I Can Work With That!
I happened to find this great entry way table sitting out by the garbage of my Aunt’s Condo. Of course I got so excited when I saw it sitting there across the way, that I could barely keep myself from jumping up and down. I should of known better, I mean why was it in the trash in the first place…. as I got closer to it, I began to see exactly why it was there. Two of the legs where broken. First I gave a big disappointing sigh. Then came a “Yeah right, I can work with that”!!! I knew I could make this baby look great again. Even if I had to break it completely down and start from scratch. And that is exactly what I did!
Breaking It Down
I took it completely apart. First I took out the middle section of the bottom shelf. It was kind of a rattan finish and it just didn’t vibe with my vision. Then went the glass on the top, the legs and the rest of the bottom shelf. Ahhhh. Much better! Since two of the legs where broken I decided to make all new legs for this baby. Don’t worry I kept the 4 usable ones for another project. Maybe I’ll show you that one next week…wink…wink!!!! And now how to incorporate the bottom???? What the heck, new legs, new shelves!!! 😉 And yup, you guessed it! I kept the old bottom for another great project! Three great pieces coming from one thrown out piece of furniture. I love it!
A Note On Furring Strips
Ok so now I just had the top, that I was going to use. Which meant I had to make, from scratch, the whole bottom portion of this great entry way table. I started by building three leg frames. I used 2×2 furring strips for this. They are inexpensive but a bit rough looking. Menards is my go to construction store. At the location by me they are $1.33 for a 10ft piece of 2×2. When purchasing these, as well as most lower quality boards, you want to check to make sure there is not bow or twist in the board. It is tedious to have to shift through boards to find the usable ones, but so worth it price wise. And I loved the contrast of the Shabby (beat up) wood with the clean modern top.
Rebuilding Piece By Piece
Ok back to building the frame. I used my 2×2 furring strips to build 3 leg frames and the top base. The following photos show you my dimensions and how I assembled the leg frames and top base. I based my dimensions off the original top that I wanted to reincorporate back into this piece. I wanted about a 1/2 inch to a 1 inch overhang on the top. Also while building the leg frames, I decided the height of my shelves. I like the idea of having a shorter space on top and taller space for my bottom shelf. But you can decide your own shelf heights, based on your needs and wants. Additionally I predrilled all my holes. This helps to prevent the wood from splitting when screwing into them. Once I had the leg frames and the top base built, I attached them together, making sure everything was square. Then I grabbed some 1×4 to make the shelving for the entry way table. I cut 6 boards those the same length as my top base.
Paint Time & Wrapping Up The Frame
The next step was to sand thoroughly and paint. I used a white chalk paint for the frame and shelves. After two coats of paint, and proper drying time, I slid the shelving on. I used 3 of the 1×4’s for the bottom shelf and 3 for the middle shelf. I attached them by screwing 3 screws into each board. One on each end of the board and one directly into the middle, making sure to screw through the 1×4 shelf and into the 2×2 bracket underneath. After the frame was assembled I sanded it just a bit to give it that shabby chíc look.
The Top Of The Console
The top of the console had 2 separate glass pieces. They were pretty dirty from sitting outside. So I washed them up and put them aside safely. Then I grabbed the wood top and sanded it down. It had a muted yellow color on it and it was not what I had in mind for this piece. While sanding it down I made sure to start with a lower grit sand paper and worked my way up to a higher grit, for a smoother finish. Once sanded, I wiped the board down with a microfiber cloth to remove and excess dust and debris. Then I stained it with two different stains. I used Jacobean and Classic Grey for this top. Honestly, this was my fist time using two different stains on one piece. And I just love the way it came out.
Then it was time to attach the top to the frame. I placed the top bottom side up on my work table and flipped the whole frame on top. Then I screwed down into the frame into the top all the way around. I did eight screws on each side. Once the top was secure I flipped the whole piece right side up.
Next I wanted to give the bottom a wore in/used feel. So I took a high grit piece of sandpaper and sanded off some of the white chalk paint. I did this in small places where a table would get wore down over the yrs.
And then to finish it all off I used a polyurethane on the frame and the top, to protect all my hard work. After the poly dried thoroughly I replaced the glass sections and my masterpiece was complete.
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Melissa
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