How to Makeover a Kid’s Card Table

We gave Kate a little mini room makeover this weekend! While we were cleaning things up and moving things around, I realized I never blogged about a card table makeover I did for her room last year. This is a fun project for a kid’s room or playroom. Here’s how to makeover a kid’s card table.

Kid Sized Card Table

I purchased a kid’s card table at a thrift store for $4, and gave it a new look for about $5. As you can see here, this has been the table where Kate likes to play Legos or read books in her room. Perfect in a corner for a child.

The original table was pink, with the word princess repeated over and over, and it was banged up.

How to Makeover a Card Table

First, I removed the table top and covering, and spray painted the base brass.

I purchased some oil cloth fabric at Joanne Fabric to recover the top. The polka dots looked child-like without being to juvenile. The oil cloth fabric is perfect because it is easy to clean and is sold by the yard. The table already had a layer of batting underneath, which I kept. I simply cut the fabric to size and used a staple gun to adhere it to the table top. The top is thin, so I had to use really small staples so they didn’t poke through.

After two coats of spray paint, I was ready to put the table back together. I added two wooden chairs that I also found while thrifting. The turquoise chair was already painted, and I painted the pink chair the same color as her headboard. I also added some gold paint to the bottom of the chair legs – it’s all about the details!

With a little time and effort, you can transform most ugly items! Kate has used this table a lot in the last 18 months. During the mini makeover, we added a larger desk to this corner, so this table/chair set will be moving to the basement playroom. Happy thrifting! XO