You can't really see how bad these actually look. I first bought this pair of end tables at a thrift store with the intention of painting them, and converting them into extra seating... but I also wanted to be able to use them as tables if needed.
They came BEAT UP, and with.... I don't know how to say this delicately, so I am just going to put it out there.... Smoked Glass tops. Yes, sad, but true. Smoked Glass is one of those things we just need to say no to in life. Not now. Not ever again. I was actually in full support of the comeback of wedge heels, bell bottoms, and the colors of gray and yellow in décor. But we have to just take a stand and draw the line sometimes. And Smoked Glass is where we need to draw that line people!
I had the plywood cut by the nice gentlemen at the big box store. Plopped it in. Bought two square pillows in a completely wrong color, but they were the right size and the right price... and nothing that a little quality time with my sewing machine couldn't turn into custom cushions. I didn't get much farther than step one for awhile... and I am glad that I didn't!
Well, I was busy (aren't we always busy?). So they sat. And then CeCe Caldwell came out with her lovely Stain + Finish. And that was a game changer for these little guys! I realized that the color of the wood, where it was intact, went really well with a Habersham Plantation Armoire that I have in that room, so I thought I would see if I could make these lovely again with stain instead of painting.
How do I love CeCe Caldwell's Satin + Finishes?
Let me count the ways!
1. Over Bare Wood
2. For Stain Touch Up
Yuck... really needs touch up. It looked like this all over.
This is what it looked like 30 seconds later
after 1 coat of CeCe Caldwell's
Walnut Grove Stain + Finish!!
3. For Wood Repair
So that lumpy little mess of wood filler got a second layer. I had to recreate more than 1/3 of the ball foot, so it had to happen in layers. Then I sanded it. And then... check this out!
Yep, looks and feel pretty much exactly like the other feet after putting the Stain + Finish on....
So much so, that the only way I could identify which foot it was, was to turn both tables over and search for any trace of wood filler on the bottom of a foot!
Yeah, I am pretty much in love at this point.
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There are other ways that I love Stain + Finish as well.... but that is all for today folks.
Now I just need to get sewing and my little revived, custom, convertible seat/tables will be done!
And, nope, No Stink! Have you ever used stain before that didn't stink? It is just lovely!
love, love, love....
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