Since this venture has yet to pan out - I will reserve judgement on my selection abilities.
I found this damaged IKEA Markor coffee table for sale for $40... similar items have been selling for around $80 so I figured surely I could make a few dollars off this one.
Here is the before: note the bounteous scratches on the top, sides, corners, etc.
Have no fear though because I am in possession of a number of putty pencils!!
What is a putty pencil you might ask?
Well - I'll tell you!
You can buy these lifesavers at Home Depot for around $3 a piece - for this project, I used a dark walnut putty pencil which I happened to have because I have walnut floors which inevitably get scratched up by kids toys, moved furniture, and wii inspired exploding glass light fixtures (don't ask). Anyway, I took my putty pencil and went to work on this piece. I'll admit it is a bit of an art form to use these pencils - you have to get the shade just right (if you are mixing colors) and you should really smush the putty in by hand so you don't get big smears...
Behold - the power of putty:
It looks pretty darn good - too bad I paid too much for it in the first place - oh well, live and learn. I'll update this post when I have a buyer - there's been quite a bit of interest but nothing finalized yet.
UPDATE - sold this for next to no profit.. the couple was happy to have it though - it really was a lovely piece.
Summary
Purchased: $40
Sold: $55
Profit: $15
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