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Reinvent Your Space: End Tables, Coffee Tables and Side Tables

Coffee Tables, Color Washing, Side Table, Wood Grain

Whether it’s the den, the bedroom or your living room, coffee tables, end tables and side tables are all used to help accent many spaces as well as become functional working members of your room’s furniture layout. Side tables are great in pairs; coffee tables are long and squat while end tables are tall and thin. They are a dime a dozen in the thrift stores and can be bought and renovated at a fraction of the cost of a brand new store bought piece with ease. Use these cool refurbishing ideas for your coffee table, end tables and side table furniture and get an affordable hip design that fits any newly decorated space perfectly.

Coffee Tables

Creating your own awesome coffee table is the perfect way to combine recycling old materials and working from scratch with new materials. Building a coffee table base is the easy part; choosing one of the many design options for the top is the tough part. From covering the top in old tiles to creating a coffee table display using old soda crates, coffee table design is easy when you use my guide to building your own coffee table.

Side Tables

Typically these great pieces of furniture are wide and stout, coming in pairs when they are meant to be placed on the sides of your bed or surrounding a love seat/ sofa set. Side tables are easy to come by at yard sales, thrift stores and from newspaper ads, but are easily built from scratch when you use my guide to creating your own side table.

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End Tables

This special piece of furniture stands alone when it comes to its purpose and style. Normally used to accent hallways, corners and niches, end tables can be repurposed and reused throughout your homes space. Create your own end table from scratch or buy a used piece and redecorate it with the following tips.

Refurbishing Ideas

Whether you use one or all of these cool thrifty furniture redesign painting techniques, you’ll be sure to get an awesome look at an affordable price when redecorating used furniture.