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Another project

Discussion in 'Furniture' started by jeffreyhull84, Dec 25, 2024.

  1. jeffreyhull84

    jeffreyhull84 New Member

    So I got these 2 night stands and they are solid wood of sorts and I was going to sand em down and paint them black and stain the fronts of the drawers and tops. Is that good idea or meh?
     

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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    very useful tables in need of TLC ...
     
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  4. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    That actually sounds good. They arent super high quality but still better than the crap today. Perfect candidates for a makeover.
     
  5. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Maybe not worth all the effort of refinishing part. Maybe just paint. Could still contrast by doing two-tone.
     
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  6. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

    Absolutely agree with @verybrad.
    Just paint!
     
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  7. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    I know I say this often, but my grandparents had very similar night tables in their apt and they were an antique white ivory color.
     
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  8. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The French White bedroom sets were popular for years. I could see that treatment on these.
     
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  9. Joan

    Joan Well-Known Member

    I like your idea @jeffreyhull84 of using a combination of stain and paint. However, sanding the top might remove too much of the veneer, so I would suggest doing a distressed finish. I recently read that the shabby chic or distressed French country look is making a comeback (but not to the extremes of the 1990s).

    Howard Restor-a-Finish (ebony brown) on the top and drawers would minimize the existing stains/scratches. Before painting the rest, sand lightly overall, and more on the edges to remove the white paint. Then after painting, sand through the edges again to expose some of the natural wood. Rub some Howard Restor-a-Finish (ebony brown) over the painted parts to darken the exposed wood. Then wax the whole piece.

    The photo below is a bookcase I painted charcoal gray and distressed the edges, then waxed the whole thing with dark brown shoe polish. It took a while for the shoe polish to completely harden, but it gave the paint kind of an aged soft glow.
    DistressedFinish.jpg
     
  10. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Whatever...
     
  11. jeffreyhull84

    jeffreyhull84 New Member

    Update
     

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  12. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

    Definitely looking better!
     
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  13. Joan

    Joan Well-Known Member

    Looks very nice! I like the brown wood grain and black paint combination. Was I wrong in assuming the top was veneer, or did you sand it down to the solid wood core?
     
  14. jeffreyhull84

    jeffreyhull84 New Member

    It's solid wood, I thought the stain was going to turn out grey but it turned out nice
     
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  15. Joan

    Joan Well-Known Member

    Great to have a smooth, solid wood top. Your paint job looks nice and smooth too.
     
  16. jeffreyhull84

    jeffreyhull84 New Member

    Thank you, my skills is not ao great at it yet but it is fun
     
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