Great Outdated Table Makeover
by
Lori
8 Materials
$100
5 Days
Easy
I’m sure there are many similar projects like this on this website, but I decided to post this because I wanted to show you how inexpensively you can take an old and outdated piece of wood furniture and make it over beautifully. I paid $50 for this table. It is solid wood and in good condition other than some scratches on the top. This table will last for decades to come and a great piece.
Before. Solid wood, high quality table.
I started this project by thoroughly cleaning this table with mineral spirits. It was very dirty. I bought it from a guy who buys storage units and sells the treasures from them. It had been in storage for a while I think.
Before View. The doors have a great weave tex
Next, I lightly sanded the top of the table with a sanding block. There were some scratches and little gouge. They weren’t deep enough to need wood filler.
I stained the top with a Minwax stain and polyurethane in one. The color is called “Espresso”. I didn’t realize it at the time, but it is an oil-based stain. I chose it because I have never stained anything before and this product doesn’t require stripping the table. It worked out very well and turned out great. It took about 6-7 coats of stain... and the only drawback is the oil-based stain takes a LOT longer to dry. I did a light sanding in-between the first 3 coats to make the stain smoother.
I painted the rest of the table with Valspar Chalky Finish Paint in an off-white color.
It took 3 coats of the chalk paint to completely cover the table. It only takes the chalk paint about 30 minutes to 1 hour to dry between coats. No sanding in between coats.
To give it the “aged“ and “distressed” look I used Valspar’s dark Antiquing Glaze. I basically brushed it on all over with a paint brush and then wiped it off with a dry, lint free rag. The dark glaze was a little too dark for me after it dried, so I dampened a new lint free rag with water and wiped it down again to bring more ith the white color out. The extra glaze comes right off.
The antiquing glaze really brought out the weave pattern in the doors.
I put the doors back on and added the new knobs/hardware.
I bought new hardware on clearance at Lowe’s. These are gorgeous and heavy antique bronze knobs that cost $2 each.
All done!
A great new table that fits into my home decor for far less than buying a new piece.
Stain and polyurethane
Chalky finish paint
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What a fabulous, looking piece, great job
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That turned out wonderful, when I first saw it all I could think was Yuk!! Lol You brought it back to life with your creativity, great Job!!
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