{Sorry for the REALLY bad quality...}
After moving it, I was concerned the pine color would look bad near our kitchen table, so this became my very first strip & stain project. My original idea was to strip & stain the whole table, but after struggling to get just the flat top stripped, I decided that was a bad idea! After lots of stripping & sanding, I cleaned off the top & stained it with Early American stain by Minwax to match our kitchen table. Then, I wiped on polyurethane in a satin finish.
I primed & painted the rest of it in a cream color & then sanded it down to distress it a bit. Finally, I rubbed some of the stain on the cream paint to make it less bright & to age it a bit. For the final touch, I added some green knobs, which go well with the green of my new secretary.
Here is a closer picture of the details:
Here is the whole table:
As soon as we order a light & get the fabric for the curtains (It's on back order...ugh!) this room will be finished (for now, at least)! I'll keep you posted!
Wendy
I'll be linking this post here:
