Up-Cycled Coffee Table

I have this recent obsession with wood in my home. But not just any wood, I want the stuff that looks like it's been beat up and VERY worn. I LOVE it. Love the more "rustic" feel if gives to my home.
this project isn't really a DIY project but I now have a pretty neat up-cycled coffee table in my house that I did for under $10.00. Love the things I can get for inexpensive. PLUS this coffee table will last me a lot longer than that silly pressed wood that you would be spending $50.00 for. Especially when you have two small children like me :-) Here are some pictures, Enjoy!

 

Things you will need

• Wire spool (hubby got ours from the local electrical supply yard)
• Any color of stain you want
• Paint Brush

 

Here is a picture of the "table" while being stained

My stain job is less than perfect, I wanted to give it an "aged" look

 

Here is the difference between the two wire spools the one on the left we are going to leave outside as a table to sit at. It's quite a bit bigger than my "coffee table"

 

Now to let it dry

 

 

See the stamp marks, the different color wood, even where the nails have been driven in, love the old-used look :-)

 

A picture of it in my living room although I really need something pretty to put in the center of the table. Maybe that will be my next DIY craft project :-)

 

I toyed with the idea of taking a hammer to the table, or a chain, or even a bag of screws to make it look beat up before I stained it. I decided not to do it and just go ahead and stain it. Boy am I glad I didn't do that to this table. After staining it, it really showed it's imperfections. Looks just fine to me

:-)