Ugly Coffee Table Makeover

The ugly $5 garage sale coffee table

I picked up this super ugly coffee table at a garage sale for $5 bucks. There’s no redeeming qualities about this big ugly thing except for that it’s big, and fits great in my living room. Oh, and it was 5 bucks! I planned on re-painting it, but it seemed like it needed more than just a coat of paint to cover up the ugliness. So, I chevroned it. I love the chevron pattern, and already have this great chevron rug from Urban Outfitters in my kitchen. I used this chevron stripes how to tutorial from Laura Beth at A Step in the Journey as a guide, with Valspar paint color Portland.

First I took apart the coffee table and spray painted it with a gloss white.

Then I taped off the chevron pattern and painted it. I also painted the legs in the Portland color.

I screwed it all back together and there you go! Chevron camouflage for an ugly coffee table.

My other idea was to upholster the top and turn it into an ottoman, but I just didn’t have the energy to deal with all that! If I ever get bored of this or find a really great deal on the supplies I’d need, then I might attempt to upholster it.

Do you have an ugly coffee table like this that you’ve re-done? I’d love to know what you did to it! Tell me what you did to make it over in the comment section.