I glued the loose veneer and taped it.
The table sat in the basement for a couple of months while I was working on the other table redo. You know, the one I don’t like to talk about. Anyway, I slapped a little wood filler on the edge and then a few days later, sanded it. I did this several times before it was smooth.
Because I had to use wood filler, I wasn’t able to just re-stain and varnish as originally planned. I painted the edge with black milk paint. This was my first time trying milk paint- it was a little runny, but it went on really smoothly. Here it’s still wet in spots.
There was a ridge on the edge of the table that I could press the brush against, so it wasn’t too hard to get a good line. The top already had a finish on it, so if the paint went over a little, it was easy to wipe it off with a damp cloth. Or, if you are working in the basement with no running water, a little spit on a paper towel will do. Or so I’ve heard.
I also painted the decorative pieces and the groove on the apron. Same routine, wipe any stray paint immediately with a damp cloth or – you know.
I touched up scratches on the top with Minwax golden oak stain, then used a wipe-on poly over the top and apron. The top looked a little bare.
Time to give the new Silhouette Cameo a maiden run. It took me several hours to figure out how to use the thing, but it made a great stencil.
Here’s a trick I used to get the stencil centered on the table. After removing the backing from the sticky vinyl, I pushed a straight pin through the center of the stencil, then held the pin to the center of the table while I was arranging the stencil. After burnishing the stencil onto the table, I removed the transfer paper (the grid paper you see below).
I dabbed the paint on with a stencil brush. I didn’t use the milk paint for the stencil, fearing the dreaded bleed. I just used some leftover paint from a sample jar from Lowe’s. When I peeled up the stencil, I found I still had some paint bleed and had to go back and paint the edges smooth with a small round artist’s brush.
After it dried, I sanded very lightly and wiped on another coat of poly. I’ll add another coat of poly, but couldn’t wait to show you.
What do you think? Would you consider trying a stenciled dining room table project?
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I am just WoWed!!! with what you can do to junky furniture.
You are very talented; you need your own show!
You are so talented! You take discarded pieces and turn them into beauties! This is amazing! I love it!
Great job!
Love the pedestal for this table–very unique!
Catherine
What is not to love about this project. Turned out fantastic!
I love it! It turned out so great, what an awesome way to work with what you’ve got and make it awesome!!
Karah
Way to save it! I love the stencil in the middle. Simple yet elegant. Great job!
I love your new (old) table. The medallion in the center is perfect.
blessings,
karianne
How pretty! Love the result! Have a wonderful weekend!…hugs…Debbie
I love it!! You restored that beauty – and I love the stencil!! So glad you stopped by – new Linky follower!
Kelly
That turned out amazing!
Linda
WOW! I love how this turned out! The stencil took it to the next level!
Your table is beautiful! I need a Silhouette!
The use of the black trim was inspired. It looks SO great with the iron pedestal….just the right amount to make it look so sharp and unique. Nice work with the stencil, too.
wow! that looks fabulous! It must make you happy every time you look at it! Beautiful!!
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Unbelievable! I have a little coffee table in my basement that was passed on to me from my Gram! I tried sanding and restaining, but the top has some flaws that I just can’t hide. You just inspired me to tackle what will be my first stenciling project!
(Thanks for stopping by, I am following you via Linky.)
Dani
You did a great job on the table, I also love the footstool you did – I really want to do something with the Graphics Fairy myself. Thanks for visiting and following my blog – following you back !
Love this!!! The table looks fantastic!!
You did a great job on this table. Thanks for sharing at wow. Just followed through Linky.
Wow! That looks gorgeous! I’d be so nervous to stencil on mine, but boy do I like yours! I’m so glad you shared this at our Shine on Fridays party!
OMG!!! what an amazing process. Easy peasy but absolutely smart.
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it looks lovely! the stencil is so perfect for that table! it coordinates with the base.
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