That's not my photo of it, but because I forgot to take a "before" picture, I had to find one online. My parents purchased it as part of a set when I was in 5th grade, so it's had a good long life already. It was currently being used as a printer stand, and it was looking a little... well... frumpy.
It needed a facelift, and here's what it got!
I sanded the whole thing down, then painted it with several coats of Olympic Colonial White paint. I then took the sander to it again and sanded down the edges. I then used Early American stain by Minwax to add a little stain to some of the sanded edges. It gives it an even more worn look. I just applied it with one rag then wiped most of it up with another clean rag. I finished it off with a coat of water-based polyurethane, changed the knobs, and that's it!
More projects coming soon. :)
It turned out great - now it goes more with your house, at least from the pictures I've seen on here :)
ReplyDeletei asked for a sander for Christmas from my parents..I only asked for 1 thing from them to ensure I'd get it, but I received bread pans instead...oh well! Please keep telling us how you redo your furniture...it's the next thing I want to start doing & need to learn how :) I love the way this turned out for you!
ReplyDeleteWow, it really came out great! Very sophisticated!
ReplyDeleteshe's beautiful, inspiring project as always, can't wait for the rest!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Great job!
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