It makes such a difference bringing color into your home, especially
when you’re feeling sick of all the snow and a little unmotivated.
when you’re feeling sick of all the snow and a little unmotivated.
Today I wanted to quickly share our faux farm table.
I didn’t take too many photos, but hope you’ll get the idea.
Not sure if this even counts as an IKEA hack
but here is a picture of what the table looked like before.
It’s the IKEA Bjursta extendable table.
I liked the table once upon a time, but often times one can
outgrow certain styles and they no longer feel right in your home.
So we could discard and buy new, or make/re-purpose. God knows,
I have been wanting to make a farm table for the last 5 years but am
a little scared of the saw and haven’t had the courage to make one.
But I know I’ll have to set that fear aside as there are
too many things I want to make that require a saw and
I sometimes feel as though I’m limiting my creativity.
But in the mean time, there’s something I am definitely
not scared of and that is paint, soooo…
I grabbed some paint, some brushes and faked it!
not scared of and that is paint, soooo…
I grabbed some paint, some brushes and faked it!
It will do for now and as soon as we thaw out
a little, I’ll be making saw dust non stop! eek.
How about you? Are there projects you’re afraid to tackle on your own?
Do you ever find yourself waiting/relying on others to start a project?
Talk to you soon.
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You did an excellent job in sprucing up your table. It all looks bright and cheery.
Hugs
This is awesome! We have the same IKEA table and I’ve sort of been wanting to change the look up a little bit, so I was super excited when I saw your post!!!! The table looks gorgeous!
Looks gorgeous and such a great idea!
I’m a bit afraid of power tools in general. My hubby has all of them, so they are there for me to use, but I value my fingers and hands….ha, ha. Love your table!
Beautiful, Lucy! I love the farm table look you’ve created… great job!
It certainly is a very good fake, Lucy! And it looks great!
It looks luvly Lucy. Shih… saws and rhea like intimidate me as well. The only power tools I use are in the kitchen :/
Hugs, Gee
Love it looks great!
What a beautiful Faux farm table.You really did a great job by posting the nice information about that.Thanks
Stylish Antique Farm Tables
Lovely! Please share the paint color!
Fabulous!! What type of paint…latex? acrylic? chalk? Colours? Thanks!
Yes can you tell more about how??
Lucy,
Thank you so much for sharing this at the party! What an amazing project! I just pinned it to the BHG board!
Happy day friend!
karianne
Turned out amazing Lucy!
Do you have a “how to” post? I have the same table and want to paint it.
would also love a “how to” post, considering it’s veneer, etc. would love to know the products/techniques you used, and if it’s held up since! THank you!
It’s lovely.
Do you have instructions on how to do this and what paint color did you use?
I have the same table and am also afraid of power tools. Thanks so much.
It’s such a good idea! I’ve got the same table, black one, and i can’t bear it anymore.
How did you do that? I’m interested in a DIY topic about this 🙂
Thank you so much for informations you can give to me about this.
Delphine.
I have the same table in black and would love to repaint it. Can you share with us how you did step by step? What king of paint did you choose ?
Thanks, Charlotte from France
Hi, fantastic result. Could you share how you did it?
Thanks
I’ve been wanting to turn my kitchen table into a farm style table. Did you attach wood planks to the existing table or remove the table top? How did you get the “plank” look?
Hello !
I am French and I love your table. but I do not understand how you do it to the shelf. you put the “platinum” above but you have removed the tray or just fix the boards above?
can you help me please ?
thank you very much ! 🙂
This looks amazing! I have the same table and am wanting to change it up! How did you do this?!?! I cannot find instructions.
Hello!
I would love to know more about how you made this table happen! I have the exact same table in black and I so desperately need to give her an old make over. Paint colours, technique?
Thank you!
What kind of paint did you use. I love it!
WAUW this is gorgeous! Lucy, can you pretty please share or thieves this new done? Your make over makes me want to run to the store right away. Thank you!