Restoring A Craigslist Table

I recently tried my hand at furniture restoration on a cute little craigslist find side table (with help from my trusty assistant, the husband)...

From this:

Complete with a million little scratches from the wear and tear of 50+ years.

To this:

Nice and smooth without a hint of a scratch. {ignore that wierd little plant of Dans and all the ugly cords!}

I posted up more about the story over on Elizabeth Anne Designs Living so head on over and check it out (and there are a few more pics of the process (and close ups) on flickr)!

Comments

[DrayaAnn]

Love the shape of the table. And your refinishing job looks great! I have yet to find anything on C-list that I love, but that table would have been on my list too!
Very cute!

[Tina]

Great job! My mother-in-law has been restoring furniture for years and loves it. She re-did our coffee table for us. I have a chair sitting in my living room now that is on my 6-month To-Do List. I'm hoping that if I do well enough on that, I can convince Andy to let me refinish our kitchen table! (Or at least hire someone to do it. I think that it would be a beauty.)

[beth]

Looks great - I love your peonies!

[Tara]

Thanks ladies!

DrayaAnn - I completely agree, it can be very hard to stuff on Craigslist. The hours spent to find something can be very high!

[Claire]

Wonderful find and great job restoring it. It looks great in the space you placed it.