End Table Makeover
I am slowly chipping away at a few projects that I have been wanting to get done. I am going to have back surgery soon, so there is a lot I can't do at the moment, but I thought if I was careful, I could maybe refinish an end table that needed some attention badly.
This is a piece that I have had for years. One of those fabulous thrift store finds some where along the way. Such a unique piece and the perfect size to use almost anywhere.
It's a reproduction of a candle stick table from the Museum Collection by Lane.
As you can see, it was in bad need of a makeover. This poor table was really showing it's years of wear.
Huge improvement after.First thing was to sand it down really good.
I wanted it to compliment my dark walnut and gray pieces in the family room. So I decided on a walnut top with a painted-distressed gray bottom. (Doesn't everybody refinish furniture in their living room" The weather is too warm to do it outside, so living room it is.) I used General Finishes Walnut Gel Stain. It took two coats to get the really dark finish that I wanted.
After the stain was dry, it was time to paint the bottom. I had some leftover light gray chalk paint, so I elevated the table on a stool and gave it the first coat.
I decided it was too light so I put a small amount of paint in a tupperware dish, added a little black and created a darker gray. This time it got turned up rightside,...
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