Oak coffee table. Stained & oiled top with painted & waxed base.
DIMENSIONS: 52.5″ wide, 21.5″ deep, 16.5″ tall
PAINT: Behr Premium Plus, Interior Semi-Gloss – Powdered Snow (W-D-700)
STAIN: Minwax Wood Finish Stain – Dark Walnut 2716
SEALERS: Watco Danish Oil, in Natural (for top), and SC Johnson Paste Wax (for base)
HARDWARE: Aged Bronze Arched Cabinet Pull
PRICE: $200
For this project I had to break out the wood bleach. I’d never used it before, but the oak top had so many large, black, water stains that I decided to give it a shot. Otherwise I would’ve had to resort to painting the top to cover it. And luckily it worked like a charm. After about a dozen or so coats of bleach, the black stains were gone! Once that problem was solved this just needed some sanding, priming, painting, staining and sealing. The usual! Plus, I swapped out the dated pull on the faux drawer and picked a modern, sleek, oil rubbed bronze cup pull. And then added some light distressing to give it that broken in look. Now it’s gorgeous!
AFTER THE RESTORATION PICS:
BEFORE THE RESTORATION PICS:
Check out the ugly, black, water stains, and sparkly nail polish on the top! Oh no!
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