Oh-so-pretty table!

Last week was my first post on my new blog. I posted about a lovely demi-lune table I purchased from a gentleman through Kijiji. This week, I'm posting about another table I purchased from him at the same time. He very kindly sold me BOTH these tables for a grand total of $30.00! So THANK YOU Mr. Bob! Hope you like what I've done with your old treasures. This oval table had been given to his wife by her aunt many, many years ago. I LOVE to know the "stories" behind my new-old-things, don't you? Now this little beauty needed a LOT of thought and elbow grease. This is what she looked like when I started; her top was badly split, the wood was cracked in several places.

So I started with Gorilla Glue and a prayer!

So that worked! Then I filled uneven edges with a LOT of wood filler.
Then I stripped the old finish off the top, sanded, and stained with Minwax Vermont Maple water based stain. Then I sanded the edges...a LOT...to try to get a smooth finish.

Then I covered the newly stained top so I could apply Zinsser Bin Primer and Rustoleum Painter's Touch Heirloom White Satin Paint.

Okay, so I didn't tape well enough. ACK! I'm still very new to all this, can you tell?

Mineral Spirits, lots of TIME, and Q-tips helped me even out the edges.

So, here she is all finished...

...and here's a closeup of the glazed finish. I mixed a little black acrylic paint with Benjamin Moore Aqua Glaze, then applied a coating of Minwax Polycrylic for protection, and finally, three coats of clear paste wax. I sanded little sections for a more vintage look...you can see that if you click on the last picture...may even do a little more sanding yet...I'm just TICKLED PINK with her! When I see how a piece can go from that to this, I'm hopelessly addicted to doing more!
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