
Years ago, my husband purchased this gem of a coffee table at a second hand store and it’s made a dozen or so moves with him. It is the perfect square size and made of solid wood. I love it, but recently I started noticing some bad wear & tear and wanted to give the table new life.
Before Before
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- Filled the holes with Wood filler
- Sanded her down as much as I could. The previous stain was a Red Mahogany, and some of that stain remained on the legs.
– I wasn’t too concerned since my plan was to stain the table with Minwax Provincial. (a dark stain) - Use a tack cloth to get rid of all the excess sawdust.
- Stained the whole coffee table with Minwax Provincial.
- Didn’t love how dark it was.
- Sanded the top and tested Minwax Golden Oak and Early America to see what would look best.
- Carried the coffee table into the house and try to figure out which color looked better.
- Texted my best friend pictures and half word vomit to try to get input.
- Take a leap and decide on Golden Oak.
- Sand the top of the table to get to the base.
- Use a tack cloth to get rid of all the excess sawdust.
- Stain the top and the sides.
- Apply a very light coat of Polyurethane.
- Once dry, rub Grade #0000 Steel Wool all over the table.
– You’re doing this to level out any air bubbles or imperfections that were in the Polyurethane. - Use a tack cloth to make sure you’re surface is clean. Repeat Steps 14 and 15 until you like the look.
- In total, the whole table has 3 coats of stain and 2 coats of polyurethane.
After Step 4 – the 1st coat of Provincial Step 6 – Testing out Stains
Sometimes you have a plan, get into it and realize you need to change it up. Always remember to give yourself grace when doing home improvements.
Materials.
- Sand Paper (80, 120 and 220 Grit)
- Wood Filler
- Hand Sander
- Tack Cloth
- Plastic Gloves
- Paper Towel
- Foam Paint Brush
- Steel Wool – Grade #0000
- Stain – Minwax Provincial
- Stain – Varathane Early American
- Stain Varathane Golden Oak
- Varathane Polyurethane
AWESOME….I could see you doing each step! Well described Sarah!
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