Turquoise coffee table

That's right. Turquoise coffee table. And I made if from a FIVE dollar farm table.

Here's the story.

I found this farm table at a garage sale last summer for 5 dollars. It's been all over our house. It most recently took up space in our "sun room" as a computer table.

But this computer work station is in the works of an overhaul. So, I took the table away.

I took the top off, it wasn't attached yet anyway....oh, and if you must know it was painted sharkey gray by Martha Stewart.

I then took the legs off and took them out to the compound sliding miter saw, my Valentine's Day present, last year, and chopped them off in about 2.2 seconds.

I just measured the height of the front of the couch and cut the legs off at that point.

Then I brought them back in and reattached them to the table.

You can see a hint of the color I painted it on the corner...

I took a sample of the Martha Stewart Araucana Teal and used the teeny tiny little brush it comes with to put it on the table. It took a little while, but I was lazy and didn't want to have to dirty up a brush for the tiny table. I just kind of slopped it on, because I knew I was going to sand it.

Nothing is staged, there is furniture everywhere and kids and dogs and blankets piled high. But, I think it looks awesome.

The moral of the story, is if you find a five dollar table, grab it. And don't be afraid to do something crazy. All you're spending is one latte.