Wood Planked Coffee Table DIY

You've seen this coffee table before....

This is what it looked like originally....I rescued it from the dusty attic.

I painted the bottom with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Coco and added an applique a while back.....

But it still wasn't what I envisioned, so.... I added some 1x3 wood planks.

Because the top was super ugly and ruined.....I had strategically hidden the ugly truth with polish and accessories but I was finally DONE with it!

This table had been around for the last 60 years and had never seen the likes of a coaster for drink cups. Ahem, somebody was bad. It WASN'T ME! I'm a freak about coasters, just ask my family, and the above pic says WHY I am.
The 'fix' was super easy and fast, I cut the wood to fit inside the grooved area, distressed the planks with a hammer, used a nail to make worm holes and slightly rounded the sharp edges. Next I glued them down with wood glue leaving a slight gap in between them. Next I painted around the outer edge with old white chalk paint then stained the planks and went over the chalk paint with the same stain, dark walnut minwax stain plus sealer. I wiped off the stain around the outer edge and it made a distressed look.  I'll give it a coat of AS soft wax later today.

So here it is all gussied up and feelin' good!

It made a huge difference don't you think? I love the rustic feel it has now.

She's so happy and pretty now, I knew there was a beauty under all that ugly. So what'cha think?

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