What to do when a bear attacks your furniture....

So - this next project had me cursing and stomping my feet.. I figured that I'd spent WAY too much time and effort into one restoration - and I was probably right.. but I was very happy with the end result.

I bought this coffee table because I liked the lines of the furniture - not necessarily my style but I new I could do something with it - paint the legs or something.  Only problem is.. when we got it home it looked like a small bear had clawed/ripped into the top of it..

Not to be deterred - I promptly took it apart and started it's transformation...

Step 1- remove the top from the base

Step 2 - paint the base.  In this case, I did a brown undercoat - then put beeswax - then a top coat in matte coal black paint.  The top coat will not stick to the waxed areas so it gives you an instant antique look.  Great.

Step 3 - Strip or sand the top.  Unfortunately for me, my sander had JUST bitten the dust (or so I thought at the time) so I borrowed my friend Stephanie's mouse sander (I will give it back soon Steph - I promise) It wasn't a heavy duty sander so I suffered a little bit to get it to a point where all the existing finish and deep scratches were sanded out.

Step 4 - Stain and varathane to your color of choice.  I chose a dark walnut stain - it looked stunning - yay me!

Step 5 - Put all the pieces back together again and sell for big money! :)  Seriously though I would have kept this in my home, I liked it that much.

Summary


Purchased: $20
Modifications: $0 (I had all the paint, etc. on hand)
Sold: $80

Profit: $60