Plant Stand Makeover
by
Lauren Z
3 Materials
$10
3 Days
Easy
This sad plant stand was in desperate need of help. With just a few simple steps it became a wonderful side and accent table.
This was a very heavy, solid piece but it had some water damage on top and lots of different layers of varnish and wear.
I decided that since this was good quality wood, I wanted to sand and re-stain the top and paint the bottom legs. I used a sanding block and lots of elbow grease to take off the layers of varnish on this piece but you could also use an electric sander.
I didn't feel the need to sand down to the bare wood. You really just need to sand down as far as the stains/imperfections go. Once I got to where I could see the grain of the wood, I was ready to stain and seal.
I used a light walnut stain and then sealed with a semi-gloss varnish. Both of these are quite strong so you'll want to do this outside if possible.
The base has some wonderful lines and details so after a single coat of chalk paint, I was ready to distress and sand to highlight the details.
The base was then given a coat of clear wax and buffed to a nice finish.
A big difference wouldn't you say? When you find pieces that are made from solid wood, it's nice to try to keep parts in a wood finish and paint others.
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You did a great job! Your plant stand/table looks all dressed up now.
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