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DIY Picnic Table From Curbside Find

June 7, 2017 28 Comments

I never get tired of rescuing something from the side of the curb and breathing new life into it and getting to share it here with you! I think this DIY Picnic Table from a curbside find is crazy good. 

While riding with the family a couple of weeks ago, Matt and I spotted this iron “stuff” on the curb. We always laugh about how we can spot curbside treasures from a mile away. As we got closer to the iron stuff, I thought we would just drive right past it. It was obviously a piece of something. It looked broken and I had no idea what it was.

No rescue this time. Then, Matt took a better look and got out of the van. He told me he thought it was a picnic table. I said, “What are you talking about?” 

Does this look like a picnic table to you?

DIY Picnic Table: Looking for a picnic table for your back yard? Check out this DIY Picnic Table from a curbside find!

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He picked the pieces up and held them out and I saw it! It was the base of a picnic table!!! We couldn’t get it in the van fast enough. We both knew this would be an amazing transformation. Rescuing this metal from the curb and turning it into a DIY Picnic Table would be so much fun! 

DIY Picnic Table: Looking for a picnic table for your back yard? Check out this DIY Picnic Table from a curbside find!

You can tell which projects are our favorite when we can bring something home and by the end of the night, it is completed.  

Matt remembered some thick boards we pulled from a barn a year ago. When he brought them out, we knew it would make this curbside picnic table makeover beautiful.

DIY Picnic Table: Looking for a picnic table for your back yard? Check out this DIY Picnic Table from a curbside find!

The first thing we did was spray paint the iron with flat, black Rustoleum spray paint.

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It is amazing what spray paint can do on its own. The iron looked new again. 

Matt only had to cut the boards down by a few inches and then he screwed them into the iron base. It is already beautiful!

DIY Picnic Table: Looking for a picnic table for your back yard? Check out this DIY Picnic Table from a curbside find!

Once we got all the boards secured, we sealed them all with Thompson’s Water Seal. We use this stuff all the time. It works great for pieces you have outdoors. 

thompsons water seal

Look at the curbside picnic table now!!!

DIY Picnic Table: Looking for a picnic table for your back yard? Check out this DIY Picnic Table from a curbside find!

Can you even believe it? Me either!!

quilt

The rescued barn boards look amazing and did this picnic table makeover justice. 

DIY Picnic Table: Looking for a picnic table for your back yard? Check out this DIY Picnic Table from a curbside find!

Every time I see the picnic table, I laugh because no one would believe how it started. 

  

We have another picnic table in the back yard so I need to decide which one to keep. This one has already seen three dinners and a couple of smore nights. It is getting a lot of use. 

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It is the perfect time of year to find a piece like this on the curb. Picnic tables are great to have. You can seat a lot of people and keep them outdoors. The Thompson’s Water Seal will make sure this picnic table is good for years to come. 

I hope this makeover inspires you to pay more attention to curbside treasures. This picnic table makeover was fairly easy and we were able to bring together things that were destined for the landfill! #winning!

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DIY Picnic Table: Looking for a picnic table for your back yard? Check out this DIY Picnic Table from a curbside find!

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Comments

  1. Paula says

    June 7, 2017 at 6:39 AM

    What a great find! It looks so nice now and you will enjoy it for years to come.

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    • Lindsay says

      June 7, 2017 at 11:36 AM

      Yes! Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Larissa ~Prodigal Pieces says

    June 7, 2017 at 7:37 AM

    What a save! I would have had to stare at it for a bit after dragging it home because all metal is cool. 😉 Awesome save, guys!!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 7, 2017 at 11:36 AM

      Thank you!!!

      Reply
  3. Pam says

    June 7, 2017 at 10:16 AM

    Such a pretty table! I love iron and wood together. It’s a good thing your husband was with you and figured out what it was. It would have been a shame for it to be scrapped or just thrown away.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 7, 2017 at 11:36 AM

      I agree! Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Sue says

    June 7, 2017 at 3:28 PM

    Awesome job! I would never have know what that “pile of junk” was! Way to go!!! It is GORGEOUS and a keeper!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 8, 2017 at 9:32 AM

      I know, right?! Thank yoU!

      Reply
  5. grammy goodwill says

    June 7, 2017 at 8:06 PM

    That turned out amazingly well. I love the boards.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 8, 2017 at 9:32 AM

      Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Sean Mahan says

    June 9, 2017 at 12:05 PM

    This is such a great makeover! The end result looks great. Thank you for sharing your steps with us!!

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    • Lindsay says

      June 11, 2017 at 6:51 PM

      Thanks!

      Reply
  7. Holly says

    June 9, 2017 at 7:07 PM

    Wow! I love it! That was a great find, kudos to your hubby for knowing what the heck they were!

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    • Lindsay says

      June 11, 2017 at 6:50 PM

      I know, right! Thank you!

      Reply
  8. Toni says

    June 14, 2017 at 8:57 AM

    Wow Lindsay you guys really scored, I might not have given those a second look. They look great all spruced up with that lovely wood in your backyard. What a treasure you’ll enjoy for years to come.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 16, 2017 at 3:05 PM

      Thank you!

      Reply
  9. Lorraine says

    June 14, 2017 at 9:54 AM

    Can you put Thompson’s water seal over paint or just plain/stained wood?

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    • Lindsay says

      June 16, 2017 at 3:04 PM

      I have put it over paint too!!!

      Reply
  10. Condo Blues says

    June 14, 2017 at 11:05 AM

    Did you stain it before applying the Waterseal?

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    • Lindsay says

      June 16, 2017 at 3:04 PM

      Nope. The seal alone deepened the color of the wood. Love it!

      Reply
  11. Jolene says

    July 29, 2017 at 4:46 PM

    What a great find and an awesome makeover! I love your picnic table. I too, have found the magical, transformational powers of spray paint. I have used it on small items like tissue boxes, wastepaper baskets, lamps, pots, baskets to larger furniture items. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me.

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    • Lindsay says

      July 29, 2017 at 5:25 PM

      Thank you!

      Reply
  12. Lindsay Aratari says

    August 21, 2017 at 6:30 AM

    You are so talented!!! What a beautiful transformation’!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 21, 2017 at 5:04 PM

      Thank you!

      Reply

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