Black and White Coffee Table Makeover
I made over this coffee table a few weeks ago with the intention of selling it. Every time I complete a piece of furniture I see if it is a keeper or not. This one wasn't, mainly because it was a bit too high and didn't match in with our rug.
Here is the before photo.
I sand off the varnish on the top and applied a clear lacquer.

However there was this one spot which appeared to be an oil spot and was near impossible to remove completely.

However there was this one spot which appeared to be an oil spot and was near impossible to remove completely.

It bugged me no end, so I decided to do a dry brush of white paint over the top, including that stubborn stain. Then I re-varnished it.
I kept the original darker stain on the legs and went over it with black chalk paint. I loved how my black desk turned out so I again used a wet cloth to wipe of the paint on the edges to let some of the original warm stain tones come through.
I was pretty happy with the result, however after a few weeks on ebay and with no sale I decided to keep it. You will see why in my next post!
:) Julie
Ohhh, that's lovely.
ReplyDeleteThis turned out great. Love the two tone
ReplyDeleteCindy
Oh, it looks so pretty now!
ReplyDeleteTania