More Furnitures

I have decided that I am a fan of refinishing ugly furniture. I've been stalking Pinterest and crafty blogs for quite awhile now and a few weeks ago I was at Goodwill and found this super ugly coffee table and I said to myself, "Self, I bet I could make that awesome!" So home with me it went.

After I got it home it sat in the backroom collecting some extra dust for awhile until I got the courage to actually test myself on it. I didnt get a picture of it before I worked on it and I could just kick myself for that now. Best I can do at this point is describe it. It was one solid very dark and dirty color with a veneer top that was peeling up in places. 

First step, haul it outside and sand it down. Randy let me use his electric sander and I was finished in no time. After the sanding I added a coat of stain to the top of the table. After it had completely dried I sanded it again and added a second coat and waited for it to dry as well. After the stain had completely dried I taped off the top and pained the bottom an heirloom white. Once the paint had dried I applied a coat of wax, let it dry 15 min and then buffed it up really pretty. I want to touch up the brass handle but that will have to come later. For now I reattached it and snapped up a pic.

 

I liked how this turned out so well that today I went and bought project number two! Its a little more ambitious and I DID get some before pictures...

These beasts are ugly! The wood is damaged, the seats are torn and broken, the back rest on one of them is broken, the joints are loose... Despite all they I think the chairs have a great base design and  I have a vision. Hopefully when I am done that vision shines and they will be really beautiful. I have no idea how long this is going to take me but stay tuned for the reveal.