Work table

Not to bore you with more of last weekend's flea market loot, (I plan to do so all week so prepare yourselves) but I got this table for a SONG. I had been looking for a work table for the studio and there it was. Made of aged poplar by these two funny old guys, it's the perfect size. I took a photo and sent it to Anna and she emailed me back with the coolest idea: Wallpaper the table and cover it with glass! Well, I wonder if fabric might have a similar effect and not ruin the top of the table (see photo below) because ya never know: poplar tables could be next year's big ticket item. Not to mention that defacing any wooden item, including, I'm sorry to say, Target veneered bookcasess and eighties kitchen cabinets, is verboten in our household. If you want to get a rise out of certain people, just stick on an HGTV show where old den paneling is being whitewashed and just watch the hamster start the mad dash around the wheel with crazed indignation. There is NO SUCH THING as faux bois; it's all BOIS. Perhaps I could lay wallpaper down rather than pasting it, which would avoid the predictable reaction from certain males in our household.

Comments

[Joy]

what a unique pattern to customize your new table... loving the black and white!

[Sarah]

I know a good song. Can I have the table?! :D

[julie at anothershadeofgrey]

I think the fabric is a good idea too, but I'm not one for talking. I have absolutely no qualms about painting over wood.

[Intisar]

I like the idea of just laying it down and not pasting it. I had a similar idea for my desk in my bed room. My eldest brother is a carpenter and was going to build me a custom desk and have his "glass guy" cut me a piece to lay over the top. The best part was that I could work my magic under the glass. My thought was, being the picture fiend that I am, I'd put pictures and those little fortune cookie fortunes under the glass and maybe some cool paper to accent the room colors. Unfortunately, I didn't get my desk, but I'm enjoying the antique one I have now.

[kiwi]

I love the b/w fabric. I'm kind of a wood-purist, too...a druid, if you will, when it comes to good wood. Crappy partical board, veneer, mdf stuff - go crazy - but good solid wood is a thing of beauty. Wood good.

[kiwi]

ooooo, you could put some of those Gorge-ous window clings on the glass top (on the underneath) and then you could change it at whim.
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=24320&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=336&iSubCat=574&iProductID=24320&cm_mmc=PMD-_-NexTag-_-Product_Terms-_-Hybrid_Wall_Decals

[Di Overton]

Oh don't tell them about Ghost Furniture then.

[kiminottawa]

I kinda like that wood - the colours are really pretty. But love the fabric/wallpaper/glass idea. I just might try that on my desk/floating shelf thingy. Oh, and that fabric is GORG!!!!

[Gypsy Purple-Chamara]

Lovely idea....have the same male reaction back at my place...

[Jane]

If you just lay fabric or paper down, you can change it out on a whim- or seasonally. A glass top is such a great idea. My sewing machine has made a few marks on my table. What a great find.

[Maryam in Marrakesh]

Brilliant idea from Anna!!!

[peggy]

I am not a purist so have no problem painting anything and everything white, but that is my preference and I have no male to please (wish I did). Hmmm.

Anyway, how about putting vintage postcards on the desk with the glass over it? You can find really cute ones in most antique shops. Or you can go with a theme, like all postcards of Buddha. Anyway, at least with the glass idea you can change the table on a whim.

I suggest you use this as your desk, with the glass over it, with that marvelous chair you bought. Believe me, that other desk is adorable but way too small.