Dipped Tripod Tables with Gold Leather Accents

Date
May, 19, 2014

Happy Monday friends! Everyone have a good weekend? I hope so! It was community garage sale weekend in my town and I was able to sell my Napoleonic Blue Table! It went to a woman who was buying it for her daughter’s nursery. She’s finally pregnant with her first child after 13 attempts of in vitro. Talk about a long struggle. I’m so excited that my little table can help to furnish her little one’s room and it makes me happy to know it’s going to a good home. The weekend also brought me the perfect desk for my new computer! Well, technically it’s a sewing table, but when I’m done with it you won’t even know what it’s original purpose was. I can’t wait to show it to you guys. It’s a gem. But today let’s talk about these Dipped Tripod Tables!

Today, I’m sharing with you my two round tables that I talked about a couple weeks ago here. I literally could have done just about anything to these guys, but decided to keep them somewhat simple.

 

It took me a while to make up my mind on a design and colors. I sat in the craft paint aisle for quite a while just staring at all the options. Hello, indecisiveness. At first, I thought about doing a pretty neutral color palette: white, gray and gold. But there are just WAY too many fun colors out there. So bold it was! I got Valspar samples from our local hardware store in Pursuit of Happiness, Tropical Paradise and Deep Pacific. Instead of making all the dips even, I made them all different heights which I think makes the legs even cooler!

I love the simplicity of a dip but I wanted to dress up the table a little. The question was, how? While aimlessly wandering the aisles of A.C. Moore, I came across this awesome gold craft lace. I’m not sure why it’s called lace, it’s more like flat rope. Either way, it’s awesome and you should try it!

I used super glue to attach it on either side of the yellow. I don’t know about you but I’m a bit of a perfectionist and I’m still trying to figure out how to get straight lines using painter’s tape. I feel like no matter how well I put it on, there always ends up being some sort of imperfection. This stuff solves all those problems! It’s such an easy way to add a stripe of gold (I think it also comes in silver and copper) without worrying about uneven lines.

I thought I wanted to do some sort of pattern on the top but ended up just painting it solid navy. I figured that whatever accessories someone would use, would dress it up and add some extra color.

I didn’t have anything I was super excited about to put on my tables for the pictures, so I obviously did what any DIY blogger would do: I made something! I’ll be sharing a tutorial on how I transformed boring plastic planters into pieces of art later this week. Make sure to come back and check it out!

What do you think about my dipped tripod tables? Do you think going bold was the right choice?!

Hope you all have a fabulous day!

 

Psst! You don’t want to miss a super exciting announcement on Friday. Seriously. Don’t miss it. 🙂

brepurposed

39 Comments

  1. Reply

    Rachel | The Crafted Life

    June 2, 2014

    So cute! Love your color choices too!

  2. Reply

    Shanice

    May 30, 2014

    Thank you for sharing this post at City of Creative Dream’s City of Links on Friday! I appreciate you taking the time to party with me. Hope to see you again this week 🙂

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 30, 2014

      My pleasure Shanice! Thanks so much for hosting a great party 🙂

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    Diane @ Vintage Zest

    May 27, 2014

    Congrats! You are featured on this week’s Do Tell Tuesday link party and have been pinned to our features board! Feel free to grab a button and link up this week too. 🙂 http://www.vintagezest.com/2014/05/do-tell-tuesday-25-with-features.html

    Diane @ Vintage Zest

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 27, 2014

      Yay, thank you so much Diane! Made my day 🙂 Hope you’re having a great week!

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    Jennifer @ Brave New Home

    May 25, 2014

    These turned out great! Thanks for linking up to The DIY’ers : ]

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      brepurposed

      May 26, 2014

      Thanks Jennifer! And thanks for hosting a fabulous party!

  5. Reply

    Shanice

    May 23, 2014

    Looks great! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams on Fridays 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party.

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 26, 2014

      Thank you Shanice! All linked up 🙂 Have a Happy Memorial Day!

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    Steph @ Crafting in the Rain

    May 22, 2014

    Love all those colors-so fun!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 22, 2014

      Thanks so much Steph! Have a great day 🙂

  7. Reply

    Maura

    May 22, 2014

    Love these sweet tables! The gold lace was an inspired addition.

  8. Reply

    thecapeonthecorner

    May 21, 2014

    love it! and that leather detail is a stroke of genius!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 21, 2014

      thank you so much!

  9. Reply

    Amy @ Homey Oh My!

    May 20, 2014

    First, amazing color choices. I know a whole lot about spending weekends in the paint craft aisle looking like I’m staring into a deep abyss. It’s all a part of the process.
    Second, that gold “lace” was a stroke of genius. I never would have thought of using it the way you did, and it looks AWESOME.
    Can’t wait to see the tutorial on the planters!!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 21, 2014

      Oh my goodness I’m seriously the most indecisive person and choosing paint colors is no different! I went with my gut on this one and it definitely paid off.
      And seriously, isn’t that gold leather the bomb?! I don’t know if I’m a genius, but I’ll take it 😉

      Planter tutorial will be up tomorrow! xo

  10. Reply

    Nicole B.

    May 20, 2014

    Bre, this is gorgeous! You are so creative! I love the color choices too!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 20, 2014

      Aw thank you! Glad you like them 🙂

  11. Reply

    TripleZmom (@triplezmom)

    May 20, 2014

    Those are so cute. I wish I was craftier.

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 20, 2014

      Thank you! And they are so easy to make, you could totally do it!

  12. Reply

    Michelle

    May 20, 2014

    Super cute! And totally on trend, I just love that you made it yours with the leather accent! Fun!

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      brepurposed

      May 20, 2014

      Thanks so much Michelle! I can’t wait to use the gold leather on more projects 🙂

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    Paula Parker

    May 19, 2014

    Nice! I see these tables all the time at garage sales. Now I can buy and decorate them. Really cool

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 19, 2014

      Yes you can! No more passing those babies up! Thanks for stopping by 🙂

  14. Reply

    ericasooter

    May 19, 2014

    Love this! Navy and neon are hot colors right now, but I never would have thought to put them together! These are fantastic 🙂

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 19, 2014

      Thanks, Erica! I’m glad I ended up going with these colors and not a neutral palette! 🙂

  15. Reply

    Tanisha

    May 19, 2014

    Great makeover Bre!! Those tables look amazing- love the color!!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 19, 2014

      Thanks, Tanisha!

  16. Reply

    Kristi

    May 19, 2014

    I LOVE them!!! The colours look fabulous together and that gold lace was the perfect way to finish things off! Super creative!!!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 19, 2014

      Thanks Krisit! Love that we both shared Dipped projects today 🙂

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    Admin

    May 19, 2014

    These look great! How creative to add more than one dimension to the legs!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 19, 2014

      Thank you so much!

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    Amberjane

    May 19, 2014

    It looks fantastic, I like the Blue on top it is one of my favourite colours and the legs look brilliant against it 🙂

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      brepurposed

      May 19, 2014

      Thank you Amber! Blue is one of my favorite colors as well and it pairs so well with the bright colors!

  19. Reply

    Christina

    May 19, 2014

    These came out awesome, Bre!!! I would’ve never thought to do the uneven dips. It adds so much interest! 🙂

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 19, 2014

      Thanks Christina! I thought it was a unique touch to make them stand out from others I’ve seen 🙂

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