Trash To Treasure Table Fix

by Kim |Exquisitely Unremarkable

2 Materials

4 Hours

Easy

I had an old table that didn't have a back. It was sweet, but I could see the cords from the lamp and the radiator on the wall behind it. It wasn't a great look. So I added a beadboard back to it and now all I can see is my fabulous decor.

I picked this little bench/ table out of the trash years ago. I do that often...and as a matter of fact I found it on the same street as my old fruit crates.

I had it tucked out of sight since, because the open bottom just didn't do it for me. However, I was looking for a change in my living room and rather than buy new, I decided to give this little guy a makeover.

It all started with a quick coat of paint ~ enough to clean it up, not enough to remove all of its rustic charm.

Next, I had to decide what I was going to use to close the back of it.

I had already transformed this table with fabric, but since I didn't want to do that again, I had to keep thinking. I thought that might be too much fabric in the room.

Then I remembered the scraps of beadboard we had in the garage and thought it would be perfect. And free!!

Since the piece was handmade, it was not square or even. While I adore the quirkiness of it, it didn't make it easy to measure for a new back. So to make a template, my husband simply placed the table on the beadboard and marked the corners with pencil.

Next, he got his level out and connected his lines and cut them with a circular saw. We painted the cut piece white, to match, and nailed it on to the back of the table.

It was a simple DIY that totally transformed the look of this little curbside find.

It's a process that can be used on any open backed table. You can paint your board to match the table, as we did, or in a complimentary color for added interest. You can use beadboard or old pallets, barn wood, shiplap, old paneling or even plywood....whatever you may have leftover.