A Sorry Little Side Table Gets a Workover
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DP
I forgot to take a before picture but the one leg was broken and had to be repaired, I had to use wood putty to cover a couple small holes around the legs so I couldn't just stain it. I sanded the legs and the top. The top had horrible dark rings all over it and wouldn't come out with stripper or sanding so I decided to camouflage it by putting a rose in the middle of it.
I traced the rose onto the table then used a walnut stain to do the outline and shading. The table wasn't real light but you could see the rose but I didn't like the way it was looking. It seemed the stain was so thin that I was getting too much on my rag. I let that dry overnight then used black unicorn spit to create deeper shading then used white unicorn spit to do the highlights to make it pop
The base legs I painted. The picture doesn't show the real color it is more of a mint color, then I used some gold acrylics I had to kind of antique it.
So a junky little table that was ready for the trash got a new life. I am pleased with how it turned out
The base legs I painted. The picture doesn't show the real color it is more of a mint color, then I used some gold acrylics I had to kind of antique it.
I used polycrylic over the entire table to protect it
So a junky little table that was ready for the trash got a new life. I am pleased with how it turned out
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Awesome job. Love the stained rose. You have an eye for beauty. Keep up the great work. Thanks for sharing.
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this was practice, I want to do a rose on my kitchen table eventually
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