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Coffee Table refinishing

Filed Under Crafty Stuffs,Home Stuffs on January 2, 2010

Many years ago I purchased a table off of Craigslist. It was solid wood, good condition and only $50. It wasn’t necessarily the color scheme I wanted, but I knew that eventually it would make a great project. 2 plus years later, we finally tackled the project head on.

With a brown wood top and a painted green bottom, the table had definitely seen better days. When our apartment had water damage, the table suffered, and the top got moldy and damaged. Good thing that the refinishing was already planned.

We sanded down the top of the table, and got it down to its original wood.

We then used stain to coat the top of the table. We didn’t want to paint it, as we wanted to still see the wood grain. It only took one layer of ebony stain to get the desired color effect.

We painted the green area with black paint. This dried much faster than the stain. A varnish was then sprayed over the top of the table, and its now all set to go and serve its purpose once again.

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We did a great job on this….next is the Barmoire.

SO pretty.

we are awesome….the Barmoire will take a bit more sweat and tears though…and new hardware.

So funny that you just posted this because I want to do the same thing!! I am looking for a fixer upper on craigslist. I am thinking of doing mine in a cream color for a cottage look. Thanks for sharing!!

it looks fabulous!
stopping by from SITS

Make sure you use a varnish to protect the top though…You dont want waterstains getting the best of your project. We are now looking coaster projects!

Thanks for stopping by!

Wow, you did such a gorgeous job on this! I’ve been meaning to swing by this little antique shop just a few blocks from me in the hopes of finding a coffee table and a couple of night stands to refinish… maybe I’ll actually do that this week!

Stopping by from SITS!
Lindsay

I love the outcome the table looks beautiful

stopping by for SITS have a great day!

That looks awesome! I am just starting to get into DIY products – this has inspired me.

Stopping over from SITS!

Happy Monday.

I actually want more furniture to paint too! We have a bar thats next on the list…which we get to buy new hardware for!

Added your blog to my Reader subscription list after stopping by from SITS!

That looks SO MUCH BETTER! Good job!

That’s beautiful, and a very simple way to reclaim something that was old and had seen better days!

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That looks terrific! Stopping by from SITS.

Good job with the coffee table! Now coasters will be really important!

I found you on SITS! (I love that site! I joined recently and I am happy because I can get to know more blogs and bloggers like you!)

Hopefully you’ll stop by my blogs soon too!

here they are:

Coffee Lovers

You are bread and I am tortilla

Looks awesome! Do you know about the Oakland tool lending library? It’s on 5205 Telegraph. I’m not sure what they have, but it could be fun to check out for your next project.

Your table looks great! I found you through Tip Junkie. Congrats on making Make Over Monday.

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