TABLE IS REFINISHED w/PIX!!!

Ok girls - some have you asked me via FM about it. Here it is. If you don't remember the back story I purchased it off of criag's list and I had plans to refinish the top with antique distress technique.

Well I am finally done - and I bought chairs to match the set at home goods.

Don't mind the room I know you can see it in the background that is NOT DONE YET I am a little a head of my self ..or should say ahead of my HUSBAND

Next... The floor Than paint and those plates can soo go up

The orginal table

After I stripped it


Before the polyurathane


Now the result




The chairs

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Posted by joshisgirl

wow, it looks awesome. u did it yourself?

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YES

GREAT JOB!!!

and i love the chairs too!

its looks really nice! good job Jen youre so talented

WOW! It looks so good! I am so proud of you! Then again...I wouldnt expect anything less!

It looks awesome!!! Great chairs too!!

How did you get it to the white distressed color? Before you poly'd it?

Looks great Jenn!! I love the distressed look. What paint did you use?

I stripped an old table that someone was throwing away. It's a pedestal table and was stained wood. i painted the pedestal black and refinished the top it looks brand new and I always get compliments on it. i told my cousin I would redo a table for her that she wants to put in her sunroom but the white wash look like you have may go better. Please let me know what you used. Also did you sand with a electric sander I did mine with hand held sand paper and at the end I had arms like Popeye.

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Posted by LuvMyAlfonse

It looks awesome!!! Great chairs too!!

How did you get it to the white distressed color? Before you poly'd it?

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You have to paint it. I chose a offwhite w/semi gloss someone returned a custom color at home depot (got to love that find) $4.79 for the gallon.
Lightly sand each coat and start again each time using mineral spirits
- 3 x to be exact.

Than I used 1 coat of a clear tea stain by Ralph Lauren for the distressed older look.

Next up is sanding it again to pull off some paint in the cracks and marks that got filled in by the offwhite paint.
I used a beer can opener to create more detail of distress.

Wipe down w/towel and Mineral spirits. change to a #0 sandpaper for pits and use a water based polyurethane 3 x.
FYI- Oil base poly will yellow the off white.

All in all not as easy as it appears. After you keep doing it you get the hang of it.

Over all project $15 and my labor

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Posted by MeNBobs

Looks great Jenn!! I love the distressed look. What paint did you use?

I stripped an old table that someone was throwing away. It's a pedestal table and was stained wood. i painted the pedestal black and refinished the top it looks brand new and I always get compliments on it. i told my cousin I would redo a table for her that she wants to put in her sunroom but the white wash look like you have may go better. Please let me know what you used. Also did you sand with a electric sander I did mine with hand held sand paper and at the end I had arms like Popeye.

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awhh I am soo happy you tackled ther pedestal table It is soo worth the reward esp after complements
I did NOT use a electric sander. It would have taken the pits and distress away. If your looking for that rustic feel I don't recommend an electric sander. I hear ya about your arms I got fortunate w/this project on sanding not alot of coats of urathane.

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Posted by gemmifer
You have to paint it. I chose a offwhite w/semi gloss someone returned a custom color at home depot (got to love that find) $4.79 for the gallon.
Lightly sand each coat and start again each time using mineral spirits
- 3 x to be exact.

Than I used 1 coat of a clear tea stain by Ralph Lauren for the distressed older look.

Next up is sanding it again to pull off some paint in the cracks and marks that got filled in by the offwhite paint.
I used a beer can opener to create more detail of distress.

Wipe down w/towel and Mineral spirits. change to a #0 sandpaper for pits and use a water based polyurethane 3 x.
FYI- Oil base poly will yellow the off white.

All in all not as easy as it appears. After you keep doing it you get the hang of it.

Over all project $15 and my labor

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That sounds time-consuming!!! I hope to do somthing similar with craigslist finds - but only on like a random night table for a guest bedroom!!

Thank you for posting the instructions!!

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Posted by LuvMyAlfonse

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Posted by gemmifer
You have to paint it. I chose a offwhite w/semi gloss someone returned a custom color at home depot (got to love that find) $4.79 for the gallon.
Lightly sand each coat and start again each time using mineral spirits
- 3 x to be exact.

Than I used 1 coat of a clear tea stain by Ralph Lauren for the distressed older look.

Next up is sanding it again to pull off some paint in the cracks and marks that got filled in by the offwhite paint.
I used a beer can opener to create more detail of distress.

Wipe down w/towel and Mineral spirits. change to a #0 sandpaper for pits and use a water based polyurethane 3 x.
FYI- Oil base poly will yellow the off white.

All in all not as easy as it appears. After you keep doing it you get the hang of it.

Over all project $15 and my labor

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That sounds time-consuming!!! I hope to do somthing similar with craigslist finds - but only on like a random night table for a guest bedroom!!

Thank you for posting the instructions!!

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Not so bad about 6 days total . I left it I got lazy in btwn.

I have tacked much more time consuming projects like my bedroom amoure That was close to a 2 month project!

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Posted by gemmifer

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Posted by LuvMyAlfonse

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Posted by gemmifer
You have to paint it. I chose a offwhite w/semi gloss someone returned a custom color at home depot (got to love that find) $4.79 for the gallon.
Lightly sand each coat and start again each time using mineral spirits
- 3 x to be exact.

Than I used 1 coat of a clear tea stain by Ralph Lauren for the distressed older look.

Next up is sanding it again to pull off some paint in the cracks and marks that got filled in by the offwhite paint.
I used a beer can opener to create more detail of distress.

Wipe down w/towel and Mineral spirits. change to a #0 sandpaper for pits and use a water based polyurethane 3 x.
FYI- Oil base poly will yellow the off white.

All in all not as easy as it appears. After you keep doing it you get the hang of it.

Over all project $15 and my labor

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That sounds time-consuming!!! I hope to do somthing similar with craigslist finds - but only on like a random night table for a guest bedroom!!

Thank you for posting the instructions!!

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Not so bad about 6 days total . I left it I got lazy in btwn.

I have tacked much more time consuming projects like my bedroom amoure That was close to a 2 month project!

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I want to see the armoire put up a pic please

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Posted by leafgirl



I want to see the armoire put up a pic please

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lol.. o.k later. I have to take pix tonight.
B - it is not that distress look your thinking about your going for w/the two tone wood.It matches that Ethan Allan cherry wood from the pix I posted. Also I don't have bfr pix I don't know what I was thinking
I guess just getting the dam n thing finished

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Posted by gemmifer

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Posted by leafgirl



I want to see the armoire put up a pic please

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lol.. o.k later. I have to take pix tonight.
B - it is not that distress look your thinking about your going for w/the two tone wood.It matches that Ethan Allan cherry wood from the pix I posted. Also I don't have bfr pix I don't know what I was thinking
I guess just getting the dam n thing finished

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Sweet... let me see when you can. I'm sure it rocks. Did you ever see the silouettes I made of K and I?