Hello everyone, I thought I'd kick my blog off with my favorite project I have done thus far. There are plenty of how-to blogs and videos out there for revarnishing/refurnishing wood furniture but most of the ones I seen aren't very detailed and when I started this project I was so scared I'd mess up if I missed one single step.
This is the table I bought from an ISO post I made on one of those nifty facebook sale pages. I posted a photo of an identical table with and ISO message attached and a woman contacted me letting me know she had the exact table and we later met up and I purchased it for 15$. Solid oak end table with drawer.
Once all unwanted varnishing was removed I used a 220 grade smoothing sandpaper to make sure the surface areas were all smooth and buff out any blemishes.
The stain color I chose was Minwax's Dark Walnut and I absolutely love it. I bought the smaller can because it is a small project so the total came out to around 5$ with tax. (link below) I wore gloves and used an old long sock to stain the table, invest in some good gloves or your fingers will become stained and don't forget your face mask!
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Minwax-8-oz-Oil-Based-Dark-Walnut-Wood-Finish-Interior-Stain-227164444/100376173
To protect your furniture piece from "water rings", scratches and to just seal in the stain it is always smart to put your clear coat on over your stain.I chose the clear satin option because I did not want too much of a glossy shine to my table and being that this was my first time ever revarnishing I did buy "oil-based" polyurethane and later received a long lecture on it from my construction working father. Next time I will buy the "water-based" polyurethane.
This choice is up to you entirely, the water-based dries much quicker and is a lot easier for clean up because in this step it is best to use a paint brush to apply the top coat and oil-based anything is very hard to clean but especially difficult to clean from a paint brush, so note to self: Do not borrow dad's 20$ Purdy Paint brushes when working with oil-based anything.
Okay so back to the steps:
- Apply your choice of polyurethane with a fine paintbrush pliable to all paints and let dry 4-5 hours
- Apply second coat (as I did) if desired
I left my table outside for an entire day to ensure it was dry and I was so excited to bring it in.
This is my final product and I absolutely love how it turned out. The areas where I left some of the old varnishing came out lighter and it really did give it the "barn wood" look. I'm in Love!
Because it is October I immediately added some pumpkins and my "happy harvest" decor sign I purchased at Ross Dress For Less for 5$.
If you were wondering why I had a red cushion (purchased at goodwill for 75 cents) under my table, I hope this photo speaks for itself. Animal Planet's Jackson Galaxy says to include your cats with your furniture and that is exactly what I did here. My little Allie bear loves her new bed and I love my new table! Win win!
So I hope my how to on this was helpful, feel free to ask any questions and thanks for reading!
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