Scavenger Chic

Two Tier Table Transformation

• By Joan
• September 7, 2017
• 3 Comments

This project came to me by way of my sister.  She picked up this cute little table for $2.50 at a thrift store but didn’t know quite what to do with him and since she has a real job she handed it off to me. 

I know it’s an antique, a table Grandma would have loved but it really is kind of odd.  While he had  nice legs, the top tier, the one that you would put all your stuff on…the lamp, the glass, the pictures of all the kids…is the smallest tier, only about 12 inches.  (I apologize in advance for anyone who has this table in their home.)  It’s sort of shaped like a tiered wedding cake.

Since it wasn’t my grandmas, and it did have a lot of scratches, I had no hesitations about ripping this thing apart and making it more useful.

I could have used the middle tier as my table top, but I decided to get rid of the scalloped edges and I just happened to have this table round  on hand that I had picked up for another project. I had pulled the  finial off my deck last year.

If you do have some of these finials make sure you save them.  They make great feet for stools and coffee tables.

The top tier pulled out of the base with very little effort.

Each of the spindle pieces were attached to the tabletops by four screws.

After removing the tabletop from the middle tier  I was left with a nice sized gap.

This is where I needed my finial. If cut down, the finial has a base that would fit perfectly in the opening.

The finial is cut but still needs to have those freshly cut edges sanded and a hole drilled large enough to hold the interior dowel.

Wood glue holds the finial and dowel together.  I filled in that little gap above the finial with paintable caulk.

Sand the tabletop well.

I stained just the edges of my tabletop with a dark walnut stain then the entire table was painted with a light grey/beige chalk paint.

Sanded all the edges revealing the nice dark wood on the legs and the stained edge of the top.

Applied two coats of a clear wax to finish.

Here you can see the edges of the stained tabletop edges.

I kept the tabletop small  (18 in.) so I didn’t overwhelm the thin legs but it is now large enough to hold the lamp, a glass and a photo or two.  Stay tuned, I do have a plan for the upper tier.

Have a great weekend, stay inspired.

Shared at Metamorphosis Monday,

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