The color they chose for this is perfect! It makes it so cute.

I love the fabric she used for the cushion. I’d never heard of a telephone table until just now, but they look like they’d be perfect for an entryway or a wide hallway. Lovely before and after!

What a gorgeous revamp! I have lately been acquiring a few new pieces of furniture in need of some TLC, and this is great inspiration for the pieces I need to redo! Bravo!

Love that periwinkle colour!

I will definitely be doing this project before the end of the year!

Oh I love the modern version!! This is great!

Perfect!!! I love the color and fabric. I have GOT to find one of those!

amazing results! very cute!! :)

WOW! love the blue paint. good one!

FABULOUS!

What a wonderful make over!!

Whoa, that is really great! She is genious!

Oh my! What an amazing transformation. I love the fabric. :)

oh my goodness, i love this. i want one too!

Spectacular! I want it.

wow, that took vision and courage to go all blue, and it turned out great!

What an adorable transformation! The piece went from doudy and dreary to happy and contemporary. I love the little bird too :)

What a gorgeous color!! I love it!

too cute!

That little cubby is perfect for books! I need to find one of these.

i agree with tom dont like it all i think it was more beautifull before the painting

LOL - I LOVE the before…. LOL It’s so quaint… but the After is refreshing… Nice job!

definitely one of the best B & As so far.

The perfect shade of periwinkle and love the fabric! So cute!

The blue color is spot on!

WOWwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!

amazing before and after! what a great job!

I love this! Although I think the blue would stand out so much better against a non-blue wall…

buy an antique phone

although i am an antique purist and love the leather top and cushion fabric of the original…she did wonderful job with the new version. great color.

It’s fantastic. That said, the drawer pull is mounted upside down now. Do you think that was intentional?

I love the blue color, but I’m curious about what she did with the inlay on the top. Seems like it’d be a shame (and possibly not look perfectly flat under the paint) if it were just covered up.

I’m always hesitant to paint over wood, but this gives me the courage to take the plunge- It went from “stuffy old maid” to “young, fresh and hip” with some new paint and fabric. Love it!

gorgeous.

How does one make the glossy paint that smooth and lovely? I’ve been struggling with this myself…is it sprayed on? rollered? paint brush? I am confounded..! My furniture painting always ends up with lots of texture.

Lovely! I think my Aunt Julia had one of these (in the before picture)… :)

Hello Miss Grace! Well, I just happen to have a telephone table for sale! The chair is hinged to the table so it swings closed into a neat little bundle, for small urban spaces…let me know if you’d like me to send photos.

Do you paint over the stain, or do you treat it first? Sand?

By the way… it looks great!

love love love it! my mother in law has a table like this…i should ask her if i can revamp it for her… hm..

i absolutely loved this table upon seeing its before and after post. My jaw certainly hung open when, the day after reading it, my best friend and i stumbled upon a similar table in our local habit for humanity ReStore. We sanded and primed tonight, I can’t wait to see how ours comes out!

I love that blue! And the paint job is wonderful (echoing comments of others)… could we have a DIY on this exact project? Please????

Where is the fabric from? I was just wondering because it looks like Marimekko’s Unikko (Poppy) fabric.
http://www.marimekko.com/ENG/interior/fabric/maijaisola/unikko/frontpage.htm

Thank you all very much for your kind comments! I’ve been working away from home (and a PC) for a few days and only just had a chance to check back. (What a great welcome home!)

Grace’s description above is spot on. This is the first furniture makeover I tried, and I assure you that if I can do it, so can you! (Especially if you follow the above pointers).

I used satinwood paint, rather than gloss, which is much easier to manipulate, and still gives a rich shiny finish. (You will need several coats to create a durable finish though - the top surface has about 8 coats, the rest has 5).

Jenny, thanks for pointing out that the drawer pull is upside down - i hadn’t noticed. Oops :)

Thank you all again!

Riikka, The fabric is by ‘Prestigious Textiles” (www.prestigioustextiles.co.uk), the design is ‘Flopsy’ (from the Creature Comforts Collection which is actually their children’s collection from 2007) and is available on ebay.co.uk.

First could have stood out better with some contrast color, either the table or the background. Second, there are so little old pieces left and it breaks my heart when the get transformed out of their true state. It could have simply used a refinish and maybe the cloth pattern could have been in a more classic style.

such a shame. However, the paint job had it been applied on a different piece would have been nicely done.

i like it in its original form much better! the wood would have been so beautiful with a good scuff and clear coat. o well.