I redid the family room and out went the shutters, and I had no other place in my home to put them. So into my workspace they went awaiting for inspiration.
Once upon a time at the auction, I stumbled upon a set of 4 minty aqua green old painted furniture legs from a dining table. They were on the ground, abandoned, and destined for the dump. I picked them up and took them home with me, knowing I would find a use! I had visions of cutting them down and making a coffee table.
Fast forward a few months later, and inspiration finally came! I realized that one of the shutters would be just perfect with the furniture legs as a porch table, or entry table. So yesterday, my mom and I went to work on the soon to be table.
We lined up the 4 legs, made marks to drill to place an "L" bracket on either interior side of the leg. After the holes were drilled, we put glue on the shutter, placed the leg in place, and attached the "L" brackets for each leg.
After this was complete, we flipped the table right side up, and then put 3 trim screws in each corner coming in from the top to really secure the legs. We planned on filling the holes and brushing a little paint over, but decided the holes were ok as they were, since the shutter already had old nail holes and other marks all over it. Here it is now, staged on my mom's porch!
It will be coming to the The Luckett's Spring Antique Market with me.
I am linking this post to.....
Between Naps on the Porch's Metamorphasis Monday
Greentiques Solution's Show off Your Best Stuff Party
Tracey's FIRST EVER Link Party!
A Soft Place To Land's DIY Day
Coastal Charm's Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays
It's So Very Cheri It's So Very Renovated
All Thingz Related's Favorite Thingz
The Shabby Chic Cottage Transformation Thursday
Favorite Things Friday
54 comments:
Why can't I ever come up with such amazing ideas?! I love this!!
That looks fantastic!
You've got some nice legs! =) Love your table!
I love it! what a great idea
This looks lovely. I love the colour and the chipped paint - it looks gorgeous just as it is!
oh thats so cute! table legs are so expensive new!
I love it--those legs are beautiful and quite the find!
Gorgeous transformation! You did a wonderful job! Stop by my painting blog and say hello sometime!
Cute table! Looks great on the porch. Came over from BNOTP.
Yummy! Love this little table. I am sorry you can't come by this weekend. It should be good fun. What a great reason to not come. I was just in Tx. meeting my own niece's son! Have fun.
absolutely delightful! I loooove those legs with it! I hopped over from Between Naps on the Porch and am so happy that I did! Please accept my invitation to drop in at my place when you get a moment. I have become a follower and hope you'll do the same...
Awesome Cassie. I love it. How great it is when abandoned junk can be turned into a piece like this with so much character and individuality.
Kristine
xx
Oh...I just love anything chippy! This is great!!
Happy Met Monday, Cassie! :-)
xoxo
Janie
That is an awesome little table! It looks like they were made for each other indeed!
Thanks for visiting and commenting on my recent finds (coke crate) I don't have any little ones to make an art center thingy. :(
However, I could repurpose it to sell.
thanks!
gail
Beautiful post thanks for sharing. You have a wonderful blog and I am a new follower. Hope you have a chance to come say hi at my blog. Cheers, Lia
Loving your shabby and elegant table! Check out what I did with my old shutters at the link below:
http://sceneofthegrime.blogspot.com/2010/03/old-shutters-upcycled.html
I have more plans to come for the remaining old shutters we took down. Shutters sure are a great resource. Like your blog! Thanks for sharing your great project! Come see me at Scene of the Grime - I'm a new follower of yours!
Wow what a vision. I totally love it. Great job...a match made in furniture heaven.
Great table. Clever idea. Love & blessings from NC!
OH MAN! LUCKY you to come across the beaUtiful ditched leggers. I've been eyeing the old shutters in (my) habitat for humanity salvage lot, wondering what I could make out of them. So love it.
How very clever. Love the paint job.
Hi Cassie, Nice job on the table. I loved it. Thank you for linking up my party. You have a fun blog and I wrote a feature post about it today. Stop by and read it. Keep up the good work.
Rory
http://thegreentiquessolution.blogspot.com/
Very very CUTE!
This was a very clever and unique idea...love how it turned out!!
Hi Cassie- just hopped over from Greentiques Solution- just love your blog! You have such wonderful projects! I'm looking forward to reading more!
I love the table. What a wonderful project you did. GOOD LUCK on your other projects. I liked reading your blog also. HAVE A FAB DAY!!!
Gina
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What a sweet little table. It has lots of character.
I love what you did with those abandoned table legs. It looks so cool on the porch!
Sarah
Responding to your comment on my half marathon! DO IT!!!!!!!!!!! I promise you it will sit in the back of your mind and lurk there until you do it! The mental satisfaction was so worth the physical training. My training was a 10 week program that was 5 days a week. I did only 3 or 4 days a week and still achieved my goal of finishing, not walking and completing it in 2 hr 30 min. You can do it!!!!!!! Put that baby in a jogger and go for it!
Very clever by putting the two together! It looks great! Thanks for sharing @ ANYTHING RELATED!
~Rebekah
Such a cute idea! Now I will be looking for shutters and legs! LOL
Thanks for sharing,
Jody
Cassie.. thanks for your kind words about my giant faux clock. I still may not be done with it. Well, in fact I know I'm not done with it. I need to add hardware on the back, although I hope whoever buys it leans it. :)
gail
Love it!
Wow, your table looks awesome!
What a great idea. I love it! It turned out very well. I would have never thought to do that.
Love this project!
Happy day!
xojanis
That is adorable! What a cute idea!
Gorgeous! Adding it to the idea files!
what a great table idea...LOVE this!! Looks great!
Fantastic! I am lovin that! Very clever.
Awesome -- really really awesome!!
Oh this is PERFECT!!! I love it's rustic gorgeous colour and how you found the legs in a junk pile :) I love a girl who can see some potential in a pile of junk ;)
Thanks for joining our Tuesday Talent Show! Come on back next weeks for some more talent fun :)
Tracey
That is awesome. Great job and so very creative!
I love that! It looks so good on the deck too. great finds!
Dena
Thanks so much for coming to my NTT party with your COOL looking thrifty table...luv your idea! Hope you have a FUN weekend:)
Blessings,
Linda
I’m having a GIVEAWAY…come by and check it out…I think you will like it!
Just adore your table, what a neat idea!!
Tracey
I love this and I also love the colors in this.
LOVE this, love it!
We have a friday fun finds party that's still going- we'd love it if you'd link up.
That is so cute! I love it, so clever. Thanks so much for linking to Favorite Things Friday!
Very cool table. I can't wait to see it (and you) in person at Lucketts!
I just love that table! Visiting from Junkologie.
Thanks for linking up to the Junk Potluck contest! This would be great for serving lemonade on a hot summer day!
Amy
This is very cool, Cassie! (Saw this project at Junkologie.)
Hugs,
Jami
Cassie,
As usual, you ROCK! Love this idea ... I have two chippy black shutters now that new some love - perfect!
Stacey of Embracing Change
fantastic....what a vision...how it turned it out.
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