For those Living With Lindsay long timers, you’ll remember the fabulous Britney Spears/Kid Rock coffee table I scored for free on Craigslist. I mean, let’s face it. How could you forget. It’s likely been as seared into your brain as it is in mine.
Never to be one to turn away from a challenge (which is both a strength and a weakness, I might add), I set to work stripping and scraping and rebuilding this “masterpiece.” Needless to say, the end result was a coffee table that you could actually put in your house without people wondering when you were going to come down from your acid trip.
That was almost 3 years ago. My home has gotten quite the shock of color since then, and my creation has been moved around from room to room. This table has served as a coffee table, a media stand, a toy storage box, and a place to race Hot Wheels.
It pains me to admit this, but I just no longer have a place in my home for my Britney Spears Coffee Table. It’s a perfectly wonderful table, but it doesn’t “fit” with the changes that I’m making around here. But, my loss is your gain.
Unable to simply take this treasure with such a history to Goodwill, I want it to go to someone who will truly embrace its story. I want one of you to give Britney a new home.
Here’s the deal:
1) You need to live local to me, which is on the outskirts of Austin, Texas. Or, I guess you don’t have to be local if you like to go on crazy car trips.
2) You need to be able to come and pick it up from me, since it won’t fit in my SUV along with two car seats
3) You must promise me that when you come to my house, you will not ax murder me. That would just be rude if you did.
4) You should send me a photograph of Britney in your home so I can share it with everyone else.
5) You can’t take it just to go sell to someone else. That would almost be as rude as you ax murdering me.
The table is roughly 56 inches long x 17 1/2 inches tall x 22 1/2 inches wide. It is painted an antique white, BUT it needs a new coat of paint since it’s served as a race track as of late. Obviously, you can paint it whatever color you want or even rebuild the entire thing. I encourage that sort of craziness around here! In the photos above, there is only one dark brown milk crate style basket, but I actually have three of them that go underneath – you can have those as well.
If you would like Britney to come live at your house, let me know! Make your case in the comments below as to why you should be the one to get it. If there are a lot of you that want her, we’ll do a little drawing to see where she’ll end up.
Godspeed, Britney. Godspeed.
Update 8/21: A “winner” has been selected, and she’ll hopefully be able to give Brit Brit a new home this week. If that doesn’t work out for some reason, I’ll randomly select someone else.
O my word! I love Britney! I so wish I lived closer I would take her and give her a good home in a heartbeat (one that also has hotwheels racing around on everything 😉
EVERYTHING becomes a race track when you have a little boy, doesn’t it? So funny!
Oh, I wish I had room for Britney! I live close enough to you (Sugar Land, good day trip…) but alas, I am looking for a round coffee table. I would drive there just to meet (read as stalk, LOL) you!
HA! We should have a Texas gals get together some day.
Wow… love what you did! I don’t live anywhere close… but had to give you props!
Thanks, Kathy!
Oh My goodness! I WOULD LOVE the Britney table! It’s beautiful! PICK ME PLEASE!
Ok here are the reasons why I should have it:
1.I live SUPER close to you.
2.My husband can pick it up.
3.You don’t have to worry about that because you already know me! 🙂
4.I will for SURE take a picture of it in my living room and send it to you!
5.NEVER! I wouldn’t even think about selling it because I NEED a coffee table much less give it to someone!
6. I have been wanting a coffee table for 7+ years (have never had one of my own!)
7. I have plans for a living room makeover and getting this coffee table would help TONS and probably get me moving to finish it ASAP.
8. My birthday is coming up (Sep. 5) and this would be a great present! 😉
9. You would even make my husband happy because I’ve been nagging I mean asking him to buy a coffee table for some time now and this would be ONE LESS thing for him to hear me nag about. 😀
10. and last but not least… You would make this preggo lady very happy! (you don’t want to make a preggo lady sad! :D)
You are CRACKING ME UP! I’m going to put your name in a hat and draw a winner tonight.
And thanks for promising not to ax murder me.
I have been checking EVERY SINGLE day to see if I won!!
LOL! A winner has been selected. But, if for some reason she isn’t able to come and get it, I’ll draw again!
I live in the same town AND I could use this! Right now we’re using an old ottoman as a coffee table. This thing is so broken down that my husband has ripped off the fabric and re-nailed the wood supports several times. A new (to me) coffee table would be so nice!
Oh, your sad little ottoman! I’m putting your name in a hat and am drawing the “winner” for Britney tonight, okay?
I would LOVE this table. I have a daughter that is getting ready to move into her own place. I have an old-fashioned “southwestern” themed coffee table in my family room that I was going to hopefully transform into something not so dated and give to her to take to her new place. If I do that, I will need something to take its place in my family room. While I do love to turn trash into treasure, I’d love to just find a treasure, such as your transformed Britney table that I wouldn’t have to do anything to, other than perhaps a coat of paint. I absolutely LOVE what you have done to it, and it would make itself at home nicely in my family room.
I’m right down the road in Cedar Park, my husband has a truck, and it would be no problem for us to come and get this from you. And of course, you would have visitation rights!
Hi Michelle! So sweet! I’m going to put your name in a hat and draw a winner tonight.
So exciting.. Have you chosen yet?
Yes! I have, and I’m waiting to hear back from her. If she ends up not taking it, I’ll pick another winner.
I’m guessing it wasn’t me, cause I haven’t heard from you 🙁
Has she replied?
Yes, she has. But, we haven’t coordinated a pick up time/date yet.
I think you did a fantastic job with Brit and Kid! I don’t live near you, so I’m just putting my vote in for the lady who is giving her table to her daughter. Kind of a ‘give and it shall be given ‘ kind of thing. But then the pregnant lady is also giving a pretty big gift to her kittle one and the world so… Oh-you’ve got a big decision in your hands. Have fun and thanks so much for your generous spirit.:)
Yeah, I’ve decided I have to just draw a name. Otherwise, I’m going to have to cut Britney into a bunch of little pieces and give her to everyone!
I’m not commenting to say I want it, I just wanted to laugh at your number 3 requirement. It made me happy!
(ok, actually I would love to have it. But #1 my hubby would be SERIOUSLY ticked off if I brought home more furniture, and #2 with a 3 week old baby I’m not up for a crazy road trip!
It probably should have been the #1 requirement. 🙂
I vote for pregnant lady for reason number 9! I nag my poor hubby about everything! And she’s never even had a coffee table, bless her heart!!
LOL!
Please give it to pregnant lady! I remember how I felt pregnant and without a coffee table and how much I would have loved something like this then. And I love that I’ve been reading this blog since before Kid and Brit came home with you. xo
I know, right? We go way back, lady. And now I feel super old.
Just chiming in to give it to the pregnant lady!
LOL! Thanks for your vote. 😀
I want this table sooooooo bad!!!! 🙂 It would be perfect for a space I have been trying to fill in my living room! We are going to be moving into a home in March and then I would move it into my daughter’s bedroom. She currently doesn’t have a room 🙁 but she will in a few months! It would be perfect to put all her baby dolls and accessories in it to where it is easily accessible! And pick me because I would take BEAUTIFUL photographs of her playing around it since I am a photographer! 😉 Thank you Lindsay, you are such an inspiration! I think about you and your blog every time I go to Goodwill. 🙂 Which is my favorite store by the way! -clarissa
Hi Clarissa! How sweet! I know you’ve got to be so excited about your new house. I’m going to put your name in a hat and draw a winner tonight!
I was totally coming on here to say how you should give it to me because we’re in Austin all the time and we have a giant SUV and we would definitely not murder you because we’d bring our two little kids along as proof that we’re not ax murderers and we’re moving into a new house soon and I would take SUCH good care of Britney, but…well, give it to the pregnant lady. But if she doesn’t want it, I call dibs!! 🙂
LOL!! Since you promised not to ax murder me, you are still in the running. 😉 Really, I’m putting everyone’s name in a hat tonight so I can draw a winner. I just can’t choose!
my vote is for the pregnant lady also. She will be able to fill those baskets with diapers and wipes and toys and anything else the darling little one will use.
Totally! We’ve kept all sorts of baby things in there. Thanks for the vote! 😀
I would love your coffee table. We live in Waco which is just a hop, skip, and a jump from Austin. We used to live there. My brother-in-law just made the comment that we need to come visit him in Austin. My birthday is Saturday. We just moved and desperately need a coffee table and that one is perfect. And the number one reason, we would own something from someone famous.
HA! I’m going to put everyone’s name in a hat and pull out a winner tonight. Fingers crossed…and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Another vote for the sweet pregnant lady in comment 4! I love how your loyal readers have turned this in to a nomination forum all on their own…if it turns in to a drawing and my comment wins, I want to give it to Comment 4!!!!
I know! It’s totally cracking me up.