I keep promising to share the ways I incorporate my thrift store treasures into our home.
I realized that I have not been doing this often enough!
It is time to fix that…so here is an example.
Take a look at this butt ugly end table!
Found this at Goodwill a couple of years ago,
Cost-probably $5 or I wouldn’t have bought it.
Seems like there are lots of these 1970’s end tables donated to thrift stores.
Don’t let the missing hardware and cheapo Formica top scare you.
You can simply hide the ugliness with a little fabric disguise! Read on to see how!
Last week my daughter scored this great mid-century modern end table at Goodwill for 4.99….l
With a little clean-up and some tightening of the legs, she can put it right in her living room.
Happy accidents like that are pretty rare!
That wouldn’t work with my table.
I needed to totally hide it!
So that is exactly what I did….
Forgive the photo….and the mess….I didn’t know I was inviting you into the bedroom!
Notice how the bottom of the cloth flares out….there is a trick to that…
Just stuff an old comforter underneath and pull it around until you like the way the bottom looks. If your cloth is long enough, you can even tuck it around some old books to keep it in place.
Not pretty, but effective!
My table has one last little secret…. Hidden Storage….another bonus!
You have probably seen those inexpensive fiberboard or cardboard tables at Target or other discount stores….they aren’t really big enough to for all my bedside junk….this is so much better.
This table has moved around the house in a lot of places:
An entryway table
The table to hold the tabletop Christmas table
A desert table in the dining room for a party
An endtable in the living room
Who knows where it will end up (pun intended) next!
So if you don’t have a round table somewhere in your house….keep your eyes open at garage sales or thrift stores. You could hide one too!
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| Leather Look Table for less |
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