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How to Stain Popular Wood Like a Boss
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Highstyle Restyle
(IC: professional)
I love taking a challenge and turning it into a triumph. This is exactly what happened with one of my recent projects.
A client brought me a dining room table covered in glitter and the surface was a sticky, gooey mess. I got to work sanding with 80# and when I had finally sanded off all the goo, I discovered it was poplar wood (not stain-grade). {Insert HUGE sigh.}
Poplar is commonly used in furniture projects because it's inexpensive and works best with a painted finish. However, my client wanted the top stained and I was not going to let her down. On the inside, I was a little concerned that I wasn't going to be able to pull it off.
I applied wood conditioner, said a prayer and went to work.
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Published October 28th, 2014 9:35 AM
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Highstyle Restyle on Oct 29, 2014Hi L. Ison - all the directions are on my blog at http://www.highstylerestyle.com/ Let me know how it works out for you!
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Sue @ Housekaboodle on Apr 08, 2015We have a table something like this, but is fine shape and we may re-stain it or paint it and so I clipped to save for later. Thank you for the tips.
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