Craft A Week #33 Upcycled Table

I was highly motivated today and got my craft on! I had an old table that's been collecting dust in my garage for a few years and decided to repaint and repurpose it. I have my granddaughter Jasmine with me this summer and she loves to play on the computer. I have two laptops but I really wanted her to have a designated computer area. As part of my effort to have my new living room comprised of crafty things, I decided to transform the table.

Here's what it looked like before:

(That's Natalie cleaning the underside of the table)!

Then we spray painted the heck out of it!

It took almost two entire cans of paint.

I liked this color but wanted to try a different technique to finish it.  A few weeks ago I found a lace shirt at The Salvation Army for $1.50.  I deconstructed the shirt so it could be layed flat on the table.

I had one good size piece (the back) and several smaller (the breast pieces and sleeves).  I then layed them out on the table and lightly spray painted a butter yellow over them.

Because of their odd sizes, I had to lay the pieces so try and cover as much as possible in one spray. I only did one light coat of paint because I really wanted it to be subtle.

As you can see, this technique gave a real vintage look to the table.  Here's a close-up:

Isn't it pretty? I love this look. 

I finished off the table with a few spray coats of shellac to protect it. 

This was a Super Simple craft! From start to finish it took me less than 2 hours. If I do this again I will use one solid piece of lace rather than the pieces. It would give it a much cleaner look, sort of like a lace tablecloth effect.

Here is the table in it's new home:

I love this table because it has leaves in it. When Jas is not playing on the computer, the table can just hold the printer and monitor.  But the leaf flips up to create an added workspace.

And finally, here's Jasmine and Natalie putting the table to good use!

They were very proud of their accomplishment! (They helped spray paint). I love showing a new generation about repurposing!

Happy Crafting!