I have a reputation.

It is true.

A reputation for being willing to take in long forgotten items with a little wear, maybe even some rust.

In fact, just this Sunday, as we went to leave the church parking lot – a friend stopped her car and waved me down so her husband could give me the old metal bucket he had saved for me.

It was one of the sweetest things someone had done for me in a long time.

So, when this table didn’t sell at my friend’s yard sale, it showed up at my door step.

She had something really funky going on the top. All bubbled and sad. Sorry, I didn’t take a picture. Never before have I had to sand something down more. But sand I did, and then I coated her with a fresh coat of white spray paint.

But I wasn’t sure where to go from there. All along I kept thinking Mod Podging some sheet music, but I just wasn’t feeling it. But then, I was at the fabric store having some very expensive foam cut for another project (which as a side note, didn’t go very well). As I stood at the counter, my eye wandered to the remnant bins, and there she was. A beautiful turquoise roll of nautical vinyl and I knew just what I would do with her.

Now I don’t know if it is technically correct, but I did iron the fabric from the back side to get the creases out. I kept the iron moving really quickly so as to not cause any damage. Do be careful and test it first!

Step 1:

Trace the perimeter of the table with a pencil from the back side. This table had a ridge to it made for an easy guide.

Step 2:

Cut the fabric along your marks and place it on the table top. I chose not to use any type of adhesive so that it would be easy to change out down the line if I chose to.

Step 3:

Layout the grid of your nailheads (I chose white). There are two schools of thought here. Carefully measure and mark and place. Or the eyeball and estimate method. Guess which one I used?

I divided the circle into quarters. And then working in each quarter, I went half way, then half between each, etc. I kept going half distance till it was filled the way I wanted. I just hammered each one in place.

And then I kept going till it was all filled. It is not perfect, but then again, neither am I, so it works.

But the best part, is now she is reunited with the sweet vintage loveseat. They actually came from the same home and in my mind, maybe even the same room.

And my fun arrow and printer box’s word art all have come together so fun. The whole goal of this space is a place for my girls to hang out, read, watch TV even when I am getting some work done. To give them a space and not have it just be my space. The good news, is that Jane Eyre book is no longer sitting all set up on the table, because Sunshine has been reading it, right there on our pretty little sofa.

Does a Momma’s heart good.

Oh, and here is another secret – I have the curtains from the same room too! They were going to throw them away! Wait till you see them!

Thanks so much for reading!