From a roadside dump to a polished treasure

As I was driving out of my neighborhood one day I spotted this cute little table on the side of the road destyned for the garbage truck who was due to arrive at any moment. I was in a hurry so was unable to grab it just then, plus I had never taken something out of someone's trash before so was a little unsure if I really wanted to grab it.

I called my husband to see if he would come home for lunch and get it but he laughed and said no. A friend was coming over so our kids could swim together so I decided to wait for her to get there and then we could all pile into our van and go grab it. Luckily the garbage men had not come yet, it was still there, and she was up for an adventure.

The top had definitely seen better days as the whole thing was peeling apart.


The base was a gorgeous shape but looked like it was cracking in some areas.

Another shot of how bad the top was...


I decided to go out of my comfort zone of all neutral and paint it with some leftover paint from our oldest's old bedroom, an aqua blue color. Then I sanded some off to distress it and finally rubbed a walnut stain over the entire thing...
I love how it came out! Right now we have it acting like an entry table when you first walk in, but the lighting is not great for pictures in that area...

Here is a closeup of the leg detail. I love how the distressing made the before color show some. In person it looks almost like a tourquoise stone...

I ended up having to replace the entire top because of how damaged the original one was. I bought an unfinished table top from Lowes to fix that problem...

To me she looks like a Pheobe. I love how she came out and so glad I picked her up and went with a color I normally don't do for furniture. I'm hoping to use it as a side table next to our daybed once that room is the guestroom and not our nursery.

~Megan

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Shabby Nest- Frugal Friday