This is one of those sweet deals from a yard sale you know will be just awesome and you scoop up & give it some love and major overhaulin! It was $5, people...well worth that even with the elbow grease put into it. I LOVE this amazing color from The Fat Paint Company and even tho she be little, she is mighty!
Let's get started! Here she is AFTER, but let's walk through the steps to get her here.
OK so here she sits with another project, some of the finish chipping and a huge section on the top with finish removed. So....I did the usual prep of basic sanding, giving some extra sanding to the entire top, starting with a larger grit sandpaper (on a palm sander), to get it leveled up, then worked my way towards a fine grit.
READY FOR THE FIRST COAT!
I was trying to decide what color I wanted so I also grabbed some amazing blues too but stuck with my original plan of the green.
I added a thin coat of Minwax paste wax, using a piece of cheesecloth, adding the wax to the center of cheesecloth, then buffing it onto the table in a circular motion (wrap the cheesecloth around a blob of the wax and as it gets warmed by the movement, it will seep out through the cheesecloth). I left it for about 5 minutes before buffing it off. I used a clean lint free tshirt type rag to buff it out. I start buffing in circles, the finish buffing my going in the direction of the grain of wood. You gotta put your back into it to get the really nice satiny sheen.
Again here she is completely done. The hardware was the original and I did not even have to repaint it. Now...I need to find a new home for her.
Not too shabby for 5 bucks!!
I'd love to hear what some of your great yard sale scores were. Have you found a great piece for cheap that you upcycled into something amazing?
Thanks for stopping by,
Wendy
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