Redoing an Old Trunk Coffee Table

So this was what the trunk looked like when I redid it the first time. To prep the trunk I removed the glass and washed the trunk with soap and water to remove dust and dirt.

I bought this at my Dollar store awhile back and forgot I had it. For those wondering Dollarama stores still stock this item and it comes in different colors. And yes Dollarama is still open!!

So now it was time to begin a very tedious task, but hey like I said I had nothing but time on my hands. This trunk had alot of detail on it so it required alot of cutting. So using an exacto blade I just measured and cut the pieces to fit, going around the entire trunk and cutting around all the metal latches and hinges with my blade after it was applied. Pretty simple!

This is the first side completed. Continue on with other 3 sides, measuring, cutting and peel and stick.

So if you noticed in the previous pictures the trunk in the front had a piece of wood near the bottom , had 3 pieces going across the top of the trunk also. They were all painted brown. So using some black paint I had I decided to change it up and paint the wood black. I did this using a sponge brush.

This is the top of the trunk, you can see the brown slat and the painted black one. I also painted out the legs that were brown .

So the trunk had this metal strapping all around it and was gold, so I wanted to age it a bit. Using my black paint and a small brush I added a small amount of paint and dry brushed it on the gold strapping.

So this is a picture of the gold trim with the black added.

So I wanted to age my painted legs, so using some fine grade sand paper I sanded my legs and the wood slats.

This is the top of the table with the glass back on top.

My trunk is finally complete. I love how this simple update turned out. It was super easy and didn't cost me anything as I had all materials . Have to love projects like that.( If I had to purchase the peel and stick faux wood it would have cost me $16 ) Eventually when things start to reopen I would like to replace the lock with antique one. But for now Stay safe and Be Well everyone!