Black & White Coffee Table

I found this coffee table last week and knew when I first saw it that it should be black & white.  At first look, it was a typical 90’s table with a creamy-yellow painted base and a pine top that had several clear coats of polyurethane – which also made the top very yellow.  It had a broken leg and some children’s primary-color paint spilled in the drawers, which is probably why is was discarded.

To me these were easy fixes!  So I loaded it in my SUV and headed to my garage (aka Workshop).

I loved the fact that it had two huge drawers for storage.

But what really got me were the chunky legs and the beveled edges on the tabletop.

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Two hours later I made a dent in the polyurethane with my brand new DeWalt hand sander.   I love this tool!  It’s a must-have for anyone that intends on stripping and painting wood pieces.

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To match my own style, I opted to paint the bottom white (it’s actually off-white).  The top was stained with Minwax Ebony stain to achieve a black & white effect.

 

To protect the tabletop from water marks, I used two coats of wax as a topcoat.

The wax resulted in a very subtle sheen without looking anything like the original polyurethane that was on the table when I found it.

I had every intention of selling this piece once it was completed, but instead found a perfect spot for it in a sitting area in my kitchen/dining room.   So there it will stay until I need a change.

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