Salvaged Table Refurbished With Coastal Charm
A littleblack table had sat on my mother’s porch for years and was in pretty sad shape. The legs were wobbly, trim was falling off, the table surface was rottedand one of the legs was sticking up through the top. But the form was so lovelyand the paint had a great chippy appeal. So when she asked my dad to toss itout, I was there torescue it.
I wanted to keep the original top but it was just too far gone. Once I accepted that the top could not be salvaged, hubby promised to help me create a new one, I turned my disappointment into a search for a creative solution.
I knew I wanted to keep the chippy character of the legs and shelf, so the new top would have to play well its shabby base. Ultimately I decided to add a little contrast with a creamy white paint crackled over a blue base-coat.
I added blue and white to the base, leaving evidence of the original black. Then for an extra twist I stitched a border of blue yarn around the top. Finally I applied a large, free-hand starfish in gold-leaf for a coastal vibe.
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