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This sweet half moon table with paint and stain was restored and is now ready for some reloving! Simple to do too!

Hello, wonderful friends! And happy Trashy Treasures Tuesday!

The first Trashy Treasure of the new year. Yippee! I’m sharing mine with my friends, Christy, Denise, and Kathy, so be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see what they are up to for this year’s first makeover.

I found this one at a nearby ReStore. It has kind of been my go-to these days since the thrift stores are so much more “hit and miss” than they used to be. I sure miss those old days of finding amazing things. You still can, of course, but just not as often…and when you do, they are usually priced kind of crazy.

Half Moon Table Makeover with Paint and Stain

Look at this “pretty” half-moon table I found.

A little beat up, loose leg, circle ring stain on top.

But I’m going to fix it right up so it can be reloved!

SAND

To begin, I sanded the top. You have to be very careful with these “cheaper” tables, as these tops are usually veneer. (ask me how I know, lol)
There were scraped designs along the right and left edges. When sanding that off, I ended up going through the veneer a bit. Darn. (If you look closely at the photo above, you can see the larger one on the right, just below the circle stain. It’s almost like an etched edge mark/design.)

That’s okay, we are going to keep moving forward and just call that character.

And look at what else I noticed that I didn’t notice at all when it was stained dark. That odd placement of the design. Why not center it better so there are equal pieces? So weird.

STAIN

Next up, cleaning! Well, I already did that in the other photo above, but I don’t want you to forget to remove all the sanding residue, etc.

Then stain.
I used Walnut Stain & Finishing Oil. It’s so easy to work with. It didn’t need to be any deeper, so I did only one coat and let it sit for a couple of days.

PAINT

With the walnut top, I thought this beautiful color, Heirloom, would be perfect for the base.

I used a brush to apply it, then went back over it with my velour roller to smooth it out. I get on a “roll”, haha, when I’m working and forget to take photos, and apparently, I didn’t take a photo of me rolling it after. But basically, you will roll directly after applying with the brush while it is still wet.

The back got a full paint job, too.

I  know it will likely never be seen, but I like pieces finished all the way around.

DISTRESS

Once the paint was fully dry, I lightly distressed the base’s edges with sandpaper.

Which will go great with my very relaxed top that has character, right?

STAIN OVER PAINT

Before I even began painting, I knew I would apply a stain to add some dimension. And tone down the paint a bit.

Walnut is what I chose.

Until I applied it!! lol Then I quickly (very quickly) changed gears and used Driftwood instead.

Thankfully, I was able to wipe most of the Walnut away and applied the Driftwood in its place.

Here’s a great shot showing you how it tones down the paint.

And yes, we still have Christmas up! Everything went by so fast, and we had such a busy December, I didn’t feel like we got to enjoy it fully. So, up it stayed for a few more cozy weeks. We’ll be taking it down this coming weekend.

Here it is with the original knob. I applied some Gilder’s Paste to it, but I’m still not loving this knob on my newly made-over half moon table.

It’s hard to tell in the photos because the stain is subtle, but I concentrated it mostly around the legs and the front of the table.

And the back.

It does have a drawer. I usually always do something with drawers. But this one was in great shape, and the color was perfect, so I left it.

TOP – POLY COAT

The stained top has sat for several days and is now ready for a topcoat.

I decided to use the Tough Coat Matte. Yes, it’s water-based, and the Stain & Finishing Oil is oil-based, but you can indeed use them together. You must wait for the stain to cure a little before proceeding.

I lightly sanded the top to smooth it.

As you can see, I used a 320-grit for this. Gosh, I didn’t take a photo of that step either, FAIL! lol Sorry.
But I did it the exact same way I did the paint. I brushed on, then rolled smooth with the same roller.

The next day, I lightly sanded again.

And applied one more coat of the topcoat.

And done!

REVEAL

Nope! I changed the knob.

I just felt like it needed a little glam to go with that character.
What do you think??

It’s a bummer you can’t see the stain on the paint in the photos as well as you can in person.

But just look at that pretty top now.

It’s crazy how that odd inlay design isn’t as noticeable once it’s stained. I can kind of live with it now.

Isn’t that burl wood fun, though?

Now, styled up a bit.

This is presswood of some sort. I figured it was before I sanded, but decided to give it a go with the stain. I can always paint it blue if not, right?
But I didn’t hate it, so I went with it.

Ready to be reloved by someone! Would be perfect in an entryway, foyer, or guest room.

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Have a blessed week, friends! Oh! My Etsy and ACR shop are having 30% off sales, hop over to get it while you can!

xoxo