West Elm Inspired Side Table

I like to look at the West Elm website and catalogs and drool over the nice tables and accessories.  I like pretty things but don't think I should pay a fortune for them.  I do have things from West Elm but they were on sale and I never pay full price.

You may remember this red side table from the living room.

 

I've always like the shape of it but the love affair I had with it was fading.  I was falling out of love with the red.  While browsing the West Elm catalog, I came across these nesting tables.  It was very similar in shape and size to my red side table.  I knew with a little paint, I could come close to the West Elm version.

  

I started by unscrewing the wood top from the metal frame.  I gave the frame a few coats of black spray paint to cover up the red.

Now it was time to move on to the top.  I decided I didn't want an all white top.  In the West Elm table, the table looks streaked.  To create the look of texture, I decided to go with white washing.

To white wash, mix equal parts of a water and white paint.  I used a rag to apply thin coats of my paint mixture.  After each coat was dry, I applied another until I got the coverage I wanted.

 

And the result!

 

I made sure to go with the grain of the wood in the table top.  Some of the original darkness still shows through.

 

 

I like the finished product.  The table doesn't scream at you like the red did.  It's much more subtle.

My version versus the West Elm version.

Not bad right?  I little paint can go a long way.

 
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