Refinished Table | Painted Base | Laminate Surface
This is the first time I have started stripping something I thought was wood, only to discover it wasn't. At least not all of it. I knew I'd find pressed particle crud in the middle (this table was way too heavy), but I thought the veneer was real wood. Nope. The outside edge sanded like real wood, but when I stripped the top, I was like, what the...
Before & After
Before
Strip
Sand
Stain
Polyurethane
Scuff It up
Prime & Paint
Glaze
Wipe
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Beautiful, I had that happen to me before and is no easy task once you start the process. You did a beautiful job on this.
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Great job!! Definitely a labor intensive job but the result is awesome! I love the brown glaze you applied to the bottom.
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@Elizabeth & Julia @SouthernColor Thank you! Someone once told me never to mix warm and cool, but I keep finding myself doing it. Brown and gray remind me of what the elements do to wood (barn wood, drift wood, etc). If it works for nauture, then it works for me. (I'm not sure if that's a "rule" anyway..)
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