Tea table for the office

Here’s a peek at the finished product! 

This lovely step stool is what I was using before for my Sunbeam Hot Pot….the office provides coffee in unlimited quantities but I don’t drink coffee.  I do love me a cup of hot tea though!  Who knew they even made the Hot Pot any more?  I used one of these in my dorm room in the 1970s!   Anyway, this situation worked, but was a bit unhandy!

I found this little one drawer table at a thrift store called Love, Inc.  It’s a great little store and they provide a lot of furniture and kitchen things for immigrants and displaced families. I only paid $10 for it! It was a January day in the 60s so I hauled out the spray paint and my drop cloth (some folks may call them tarps, but that doesn’t sound as good to me!). 

I primed it with some leftover Krylon primer and then used Krylon Ocean Splash on it.  Love that color.  It was looking pretty plain by that time. 

Hmmm, what to do…

I tried to fall in love with it this way…just couldn’t do it, so I painted a greenish blue stripe on the top of it…

Cute huh?  Hard to see the stripes though…

So here it is in the office…hides a couple of ugly computer/fax hook up outlets so that is a plus.  But best of all it holds my Hot Pot and my teas and Splenda, and a few other goodies!

I also painted the drawer the same color as the stripes on top which is a custom mixed color (by moi of course!).

I distressed a bit around the edges and on the legs, mostly to cover up some painting flaws (there, I said it!) and I love it like that!

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