How to Strip, Sand, Paint, Stain and Age Furniture – Part 1
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Renovar Design - A Wife, A Husband & A Hammer
(IC: blogger)
This is a how-to post about staining, sanding and painting two older pine wood end tables into an updated look and feel. This is a two-part series because the last two processes are picture heavy and harder to explain.
My mom, one of Renovar’s number one fans and supporters of my new endeavor, purchased 3 tables at a thrift store she frequents. I work Monday through Friday from 7:30-4:00 so I have VERY limited time to shop for furniture or projects to renew. My mom knows my tastes and abilities and is usually spot on. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MOM, these were awesome!
BEFORE: Clearly, it wasn’t too pretty – ya know, that 1990’s yellow/orange color. Sometimes, it is better to keep the 1990’s in the past…case in point:
Ready Strip:
Painting
Once the primer was dry, I painted the skirts/legs with two coats of pool blue paint by Dutch Boy.
This was leftover from the first paint job on Kid 1’s room. It is a satin finish interior paint. {I know, I know. The latest and greatest craze is chalk finish paints. ROLLING MY EYES.} I can say that Iusually prefer regular old latex paint. I plan to post more on that in the future since I have done a comparison on the paint too. (Yes, I am opinionated, not all is negative, just being honest . However, after 20 years of redoing furniture as a hobby and now as a side business, I feel like I am entitled to said opinion. After all, my goal it to guide you and help make your attempts at furniture refinishing easier; and let you know pros and cons through my journey through trial and error.)
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Published October 18th, 2015 5:09 PM
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