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I need help with this dining room table

I would like to get some ideas on how to redo this table. It has 6 openings with 2 pieces of glass in each. I don't want to keep the glass. I really don't want to keep the 6 openings either. I think they're ill placed as only 2 chairs will fit on each side and dinner plates fall partway on the dividers.

I wonder if it would be possible to remove the dividers and just have 1 opening. But I'm not sure what would look good as an insert then or how I would keep it from sagging in the middle.

I thought about painting the legs and sides maybe black and then staining the top in an oak color. And I thought maybe I could put slats in once i got rid of the glass and dividers.

I appreciate your thoughts :)

Comments (18)

  • 9 years ago

    Replace the glass with wood that will be even with the existing wood.

    organic_flutterby thanked suero
  • 9 years ago

    I agree with suero. At first I considered suggesting dropping tiles in there (perhaps openings are 12 x 12 with a lip for tile to sit on?), but tiles may be a bit too casual for the look you're going for.

    organic_flutterby thanked jakabedy
  • 9 years ago

    I found a coffee table like yours that someone refinished. It will give you an idea what the legs would like painted. The top isn't what you're going for but they do mention the problem they had with plywood inserts warping.

    Does the table have sentimental value for you? It might be a lot easier to find an oak table on Craig's List that's more in keeping with the style of your chairs. Those table legs speak French.

    organic_flutterby thanked chickadee2_gw
  • 9 years ago

    Oops! I always forget the link.

    https://nevernewthriftydesigns.wordpress.com/

    organic_flutterby thanked chickadee2_gw
  • 9 years ago

    Scroll past the chairs.

  • 9 years ago

    Chickadee, here is a shot of the chairs. I know they don't match but it's what I have right now. The table belonged to my mother so yes, I want to keep it. Thank you very much for the link! I love the decoupaged table! And it looks great for a coffee table. I don't think it will work for a dining table. I am tossing around the idea of using hardwood planks, but I want to get rid of the dividers. I will have to come up with a way to give support to the planks. Thank you for your help.

  • 9 years ago

    Why don't you take the table into a glass shop and have them cut a top that is one piece to sit on top of the entire table(leaving the supports)? I took an end table that was a hexagon that was missing the glass and they cut one that was perfect!

    organic_flutterby thanked Sherry8aNorthAL
  • 9 years ago
    I would rather not have the glass at all.
  • 9 years ago

    Since you don't want the glass and it looks broken, have you thought about going ahead and taking all the glass out, but leave the cross pieces for now. Then post a close up picture of how the edges that support the glass look. That will help you get some more ideas.

    organic_flutterby thanked Sherry8aNorthAL
  • 9 years ago

    You could add stainless steal or copper panels cut to fit the squares. You could use wood planks and add a herringbone pattern inside the squares and gel stain the whole table to match or add mosaic tiles in squares.

    organic_flutterby thanked roarah
  • 9 years ago
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    You could repurpose the slate from an old unwanted pool table. It's a lot of work but some are even recycling old pool table slate into kitchen countertops.

    organic_flutterby thanked just_terrilynn
  • 9 years ago

    Ditto, Linelle. I hope she got this table for free, because what's she's considering is going to be alot of work. The easiest way to fix this table is to remove the glass and cut out the grid. Install a ledge underneath the table and cut a piece of plywood to fit; furniture grade if staining; paint grade otherwise.

    organic_flutterby thanked zmith
  • 9 years ago

    She said that the table belonged to her mother and she wants to keep it.

    organic_flutterby thanked woodrose77
  • 9 years ago

    Stained beadboard. It would first need to be glued onto a piece of plywood which fits into the opening with vertical and horizontal supports. I can envision it but can't specifically explain how it can be done. ;)

    organic_flutterby thanked patty_cakes42
  • 9 years ago

    You could make a wooden 'slipcover' to go over the entire top

    You could use furniture-grade plywood, add apron &

    stain

    I've also seen where they used laminate flooring on non-furniture grade plywood as a tabletop


    Here's another example

    http://www.rachelteodoro.com/2015/06/easy-diy-planked-table-top-cover-for.html?m=1



    organic_flutterby thanked User
  • 9 years ago

    Is thee some way the inserts could be tiled with some beautiful tiles?

  • 9 years ago

    Slate or some other stone tile might look good in those cutouts.