Sofa Table

A couple months ago I purchased a very nice sofa table that did need a little work. Mainly, the bottom board near the foot area needed glued, and the rest needed general work.

My hubby glued everything that needed glued then we let it sit several days for a better bond to form. He used Gorilla brand wood glue, the best in my opinion.

Since the top had a lot of color variance, I had to fix that. First I used a stripper but won't mention the brand as I had a bad experience. (I'm sure it was my fault for not following directions and not the brand therefore not mentioning the name.) Anyway, I ended up sanding the top to get a more equal appearance.

My next step was to figure out just how to get the look I wanted as I wanted to somewhat match the tone on the legs. I started with Howard's Restore-A-Finish in Walnut. After that dried for a day, I decided to use Minwax Polyshades in Bombay Mahogany. I wanted to keep the two tone wood look so I only used the Minwax on certain areas. I let that dry for a day then coated the entire table in the Howard's again. It turned out the perfect shades I was looking for.

Lastly, I waxed the entire table with Mud Paint soft wax. It turned out perfect. Don't be afraid to experiment to get just the look you desire!

The 1st and 2nd photos are the table before I began. The 3rd photo is the finished project. I apologize for the mess in my work area as the shop is getting crowded (no complaints).

UPDATE: I have added a photo of the finished table in it's new home. Beautiful!

Headboard Makeover

On one of my Junque missions, I found a beautiful vintage complete bed frame, including both the headboard and foot board. I had so many ideas for this piece!

Then, many from our community came together and held a benefit to support a former classmate of my daughter, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma. She is so young, and this is very sad no matter what the age is. Anyway, they were hoping someone would make a bench...and I volunteered.

Thankfully my husband and his uncle had some time on their hands to help build it. They are quick, perfectionists and very talented. In no time they had they bench seat put together.

There was not a lot of prep work for the type of finish I wanted to do as I was going for a very weathered look. I used Jade by Mud Paint for the first coat. The second coat was done in Charcoal also by Mud Paint. Then I worked on distressing the bench. I decided to distress the sides and front, leaving the back alone. Afterwards, I used Mud Paint wax to coat the entire bench. I will say that I always use a minimum of two coats of paint and two coats of wax (my sealer of choice).

This was my first experience with Mud Paint Wax. I will not use no other! It is a soft wax and very easy to spread, no lumps, chunks or whatever. I also made the wax into colored wax and it worked beautifully. (Excited!)

The finished bench was a success and a hit at the benefit auction.



*Update: My husband and I were so honored to have the ability to make and donate this item for a very good cause. Since then, the young lady has passed away. Many prayers to her family.*