My workshop is in a gated area with rows of storage condominiums. Each one is owned by someone and it operates with a HOA type situation. My workshop is huge—these storage condos were built to house boats and RVs for storage. It's heated and has electricity. It's the perfect place to work on my projects. It's also like a neighborhood. There are a lot of people that own units that spend time out there working on various projects whether it be a classic car, woodworking or restoring old wooden doors (which my neighboring unit owner does—and they are amazing!). One of these wonderful "neighbors" stopped by one day to introduce himself. He had heard that I work on furniture. He had a piece with him that he and his wife had purchased when they were first married. It was a small solid wood end table. He was so sweet and insisted that I take it and do something with it. He was so sweet, how could I refuse?
This is it. It's just a really solid wooden table. It was clear it had been in storage for a while, but it didn't need to be re-glued or fixed in any way. It was rock solid. I decided to sand and re-stain the top and paint the bottom with milk paint.
Materials Used for This Project
Rustoleum Milk Paint: I used the Eclipse color for this project.
Sandpaper: I used 60 grit sandpaper to distress the milk paint and various grits to sand the top.
Paint Brush
Polyurethane to Seal the Paint: I used the Varathane Crystal Clear Satin finish.
Wood Stain: I used the Varathane Early American.
Krud Kutter: This works great to clean pieces—particularly when they have layers of dust and dirt.
Painter's Tape: I like the green Frog tape.
I used various grits of sandpaper to remove the old finish off of the top. Once it was silky smooth, I applied a coat of the Varathane Early American stain. When that had dried, I taped off the top with Frog painter's tape.
I painted the base with Rustoleum Milk Paint in the Eclipse color. Most of the time, this covers in one coat. I did add a second coat just to cover a few areas where the wood was still peeking through.
When the paint was dry, I used the 60 grit sandpaper to distress the piece. The shape of the legs of this lends itself well to distressing.
I sealed the paint with Varathane Crystal Clear polyurethane in the satin finish.
I really feel this could be used as a table or a small bench. It would be perfect in a foyer to sit and put on or take off your shoes. The top looks weathered and with the base being distressed, it is perfectly imperfect! I put this in my booth in Bourbon at The Standard and it has found a home!
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