Before the holidays, I purchased this ginormous square ottoman to help extend the sofa. When Hannah’s home it allows us to both stretch out comfortably for movies or The Great British Bakeoff marathons.
The challenge then became what to do with the coffee table. Purchased from the discount room of a local furniture store 14 years ago, it has served its purpose; a catchall, a footrest, a place to build Lego creations, and put together puzzles. I never particularly liked the rounded ends, but the price was right. But with the addition of the ottoman, it just didn’t work anymore.
I spent hours online searching for small coffee tables and ultimately decided that after splurging on the ottoman, a new coffee table would have to wait. And then I got to thinking. The table is wood and the only thing wrong with it is the size (and the rounded ends). I did some measuring and showed Paul what I had in mind.
Paul disassembled the coffee table, cut it down to size (with straight ends), and reassembled it. And he did this when it was brrrr cold in the unheated garage. Paul (and his tools) are quite handy to have around. ❤ You can watch him work on it here.
I’m living with it as is for the moment as I contemplate the end piece. Nothing in my house was purchased with any great plan, so there’s no theme to follow. I’m leaning toward painting it as we have a lot of stained wood with the floors and trim. But what color? Oh, the possibilities.
I’d paint a blue lighter than thebottoman. Similar to the colors in the pillows.
I’d paint it black because I always do that. Also, it looks great.
I love the new ottoman and the renewed table. I am not sure if I could do it but it is only paint. What about the great green from the pillows?
I’m just gonna chime in and say be careful what you ask for. I commented that our couch was too long. My husband got up, got a circular saw and cut 2 feet out of the middle and put it back together with metal braces!!
Wow! Now that’s brave!
I love you solution and just spend an hour looking at coffee tables online. The ones I like are too expensive. And most of them are not the size I need. My suggestion for a color is a dark navy blue. Maybe try to get a few shades darker than the blue background (around the dots) on the throw pillows. I hope you’ll post a picture when you’re done!
Your fella did a terrific job of modifying the coffee table – I really like it. I look forward to seeing what you choose for a finish.
I love this room!
I’m lucky also and have a very handy husband. It’s wonderful!
(And I’d pick up the green from the throw pillows)