So I know there's a lot of cherry wood out there with the mid-century vibe goin' on and I know it's a real beautiful red color but how about changing it up...
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| Stripping the thick varnish! |
Some may morn the loss of a good cherrywood table with this table I did in the summer but some may rejoice with the beautious thing it's become! We stripped it's thick- i mean THICK- varnish on the top and could really see how nice the wood was underneath. Then I decided to put a more brown stain on it since I felt that people were liken' the browns more these days. After that- instead of a typical shiny finish we coated the thing with salad bowl finish and made the painted legs shiny instead. The finished product didn't show much of the pretty red tones anymore but instead took on a chest-nutty swirly look. It was delightful to look at and I'm sure the buyer thought so too! It was a risk I was glad to take.
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| beautious brown |
So here's to swapping in that old thick coated dining room table for something modern and chic!
