Decoupaged Table

I needed a  side table to sit beside my sofa.   I  moved  the one I was using to the other side of the of the room.  I wanted the new  table to be larger  so we could set drinks  or whatever on it comfortably. I knew I didn't want to buy a new table and then I remembered a table that I bought from a junk store 12 years ago. I thought it was a really cute table but I could never find the right space for it, so it sat in my shed all this time. I thought it could work but it was  very small.

Then I remembered a glass round  that I had. It used to top an old coffee table. It had also been sitting around for years. I thought if I combined the round with the table it would give me the size that I needed.

Clearly this look was not working. My first thought was to put a skirt on it, But that would entail buying fabric to make one or buying a  pre made, neither of which I wanted to do at this time. I got the idea to reverse decoupage the glass using postcard and script graphics. First I painted the table in Magnetite from the MS line at Home Depot.

please forgive my unfinished baseboards

Then I decoupaged the glass round  on the back using images that I printed from  The Graphics Fairy.

I liked the look a lot. I originally thought about distressing the table and I still might, but  right now I'll just live with it a while before I make a final decision. Below are some closeups of the top of the table.

I got a new table for the price of a 3.00 can of sample paint  I think that's pretty cool.

before

After

I'm linking up with these great parties; My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday, French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday and  Miss Mustard Seed for Furniture Friday and Funky Junk Interiors for SNS and  The Graphics Fairy  for Brag Monday and  Coastal Charm  For Nifty Thrifty Tuesday.