About 18 months ago, I was given this piece of furniture from my grandparent's estate. Since then it has been collecting dust and spider webs in our garage. I wasn't really sure where I wanted to use it and I really was dreading stripping and re-painting it.
Well, the time has finally come, I am in the middle of redoing our toy room into an older "game" room... more on that later. Last Saturday I had it in my mind that I was going to striping and re paint the table in one afternoon. Sounds simple, right? HA!!! I was a really frustrated after I could only get the first layer of paint off and the layers, yes that's right LAYERS, of oil based paint. I spent all afternoon and into the early evening trying to get the paint off. Finally I decided that maybe the orbit sander would make it go a little bit fast...and it did, but I ran out of sandpaper. So now if sits until next Saturday, when I hope to get it ready for painting, may be even get a coat of paint on it.
Can you guess what color I plan to paint it?
I think you are going to paint it black :)
ReplyDeleteCan you let the hinges soak in liquid stripper or paint thinner? I don't know if it will do damage to the metal or not...
What about Magic Eraser? And, I'm voting for a new shade of turquoise.
ReplyDeleteyou know you're going to paint it black :) i say just add another layer of paint on top, it will add to the charm of it. it's very cute. can't wait to see your finished room!
ReplyDeletewhy don't i recognize this piece? where was it at gpa & gma's house? or maybe it's from your other grandparent's? just wondering. i agree that you should just paint over it. sounds a lot easier!! and i think you are going to paint it red. have fun!
ReplyDelete@ Julie : it is from G & G Geerlings. It was in the storage room off of the kitchen in the basement. I never saw it before then either. IF I gathered the info correctly. Grama's brother made it for her.
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