How to makeover these end tables

Paint them. Go with your current room colors so this all blends in and looks intentional.

are they wood? hard to tell by photo. you can paint them info on how to do this below

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Paint!

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You could paint them or if they're wood, stripping and staining them in the color you desire is probably the better bet. It would give you a grainier look that will blend with that of the rattan.

I love the idea of sanding them down and restaining them with a light stain. It will give you that beautiful grain.

You could paint the legs and top frame white or a light gray and leave the middle part the natural wood color. That would be pretty and give it a little accent.

You could paint them whatever color pleases you more. Use a good primer (or maybe two coats) to get a good base for whatver color you choose. Kilz makes a good primer as well as Zinsser.

Besides being a dark color, the tables lack texture. Both rattan and wicker have very pronounced textures. If you paint the table, it will still be very smooth.

Another option to lightening the color of the tables and having them more similar to rattan or wicker, is to cover the tops with either jute-like placemats or natural fibre runners, as in examples below:

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Use chalk paint!

You can clean with TSP, then prime and paint a lighter color if you don't want to sand down and stain. You might need to use a deglosser, it's hard to tell from the photo.

I think a cream color with a brown glaze would be nice.

If they are solid wood, Then you will need to sand them down and finish with color you want

I would find some rattan or bamboo placemats to fill in the tops. Hot glue them and trim around the edges with some inexpensive hemp rope. Paint the table with a chalk paint in a color you like to coordinate with your existing style.

You could sand them down or paint them and add something to the top for a topper like glass or tile ?

Rub them down and then undercoat and then top coat a natural colour like your rattan, or do a faux wood look buy using a light colour as base coat and then use a coloured varnish with a stiff brush to give a grain.

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