Found on Side of the Road
1 Material
$5
4 Hours
Easy
I was helping a friend move and noticed her neighbors were in the process of moving also. I noticed this cute table in their pile near the road waiting on the garbage man. I had to save her she wasnt broken anywhere only missing her top and needed a good cleaning. I went and grabbed her and sat her in my friends yard until we had finished moving her things out.
Brought the table home cleaned her up good and sanded a little bit with 220 sandpaper. I used some homemade chalk paint in cream color and brown on the drawer front. Then I cut some old fencing for a new top. Stained the fencing and nailed it to the table top. I fell in love.
i then used my java glaze and wiped her down lightly and then wiped again with a damp rag. She turned out just how I visioned.
i cleaned up her orignail hardware with lemon juice and she's good to go.
She sold almost immediately I wished there had been a set of them. But hey it was free and I can't complain.
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That turned out beautifully! You did a great job!!
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very good work
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I just realized this is the answer to a small 'piano bench' that had an upholstered top. I have tried to recover it several times but never liked how it turned out. It has been in my garage for years. Now I will use a furniture refinisher to smooth out the scratches, then make a table top for it. When I get the top on, I will decide what to do to it, match the base, paint?
do you wax between every coat of paint or just at the end?
Really surprised this was tossed out, especially if the draw works -- or does the draw not work and is it 'just for looks' ?