Lyre Table Redo
by
Cindy Hagemann
(IC: homeowner)
2 Materials
$65
2 Hours
Easy
My daughter loves lyre furniture, since she was in college and her sorority's symbol was a lyre. I have been finding her furniture for her new home and found this sofa table for $65 at an auction.
The table base was a great shape, but the top was horrible - it had deep scratches, water ring stains, and was just plain ugly!
Sanded the top and gave extra attention to the deep scratches, even though I could not get all of them out.
After sanding, I added a stain from my favorite staining product Restor-A-Finish in shade of mahogany.
After one coat of stain - the table top is looking great!
I did another stain coat and two coats of clear poly finish and it was done!
All I had to do to the base was wipe it down with the Restor-A-Finish to give it some sheen. My daughter loves the table and can't wait to get it in her new home!
Enjoyed the project?
Suggested materials:
- Stain
- Polyurethane clear finish
Published February 9th, 2017 11:31 AM
Comments
Join the conversation
8 of 10 comments
-
Marj MRC Creations on Feb 09, 2017That is really nice! It was simple to do, but made a big difference. I'm sure your daughter will enjoy it for years to come. :)
- See 4 previous
-
Cindy Hagemann on Feb 09, 2017Somewhat simple, lots of elbow grease required to work on the multiple deep scratches on the top!
-
Marj MRC Creations on Feb 10, 2017I'll bet! That is the part I find hardest, actually, all that elbow grease and me with bad shoulders. Ugh! Nicely done.
-
Cindy Hagemann on Feb 12, 2017Me too - I have a torn rotator cuff - everything is hard!
-
Marj MRC Creations on Feb 14, 2017I'm sorry to hear that, Cindy. I have impingement in both shoulders, so constant bursitis to deal with. Add in osteoarthritis and doing what I love becomes a challenge. Still hoping things get better because I NEED to paint items bigger than a picture frame!! LOL
-
Cindy Hagemann on Feb 27, 2017I have started physical therapy - has helped so much!
-
-
Nicolette Spargo on Feb 10, 2017Turned out amazing :)
-
Cindy Hagemann on Feb 10, 2017Thank you Nicolette! My daughter loves it too!
-
-
Frequently asked questions
Have a question about this project?
I have beautiful wood kitchen cabinets but the doors are cream color and I do not like the color of doors so I was thinking of painting them black. Can you show me how it would look and what kind of paint n brush I should use?? Thank you