Great finds can be found at lawn sales. With a little elbow grease, you can save yourself a lot of money! And I am talking about hundreds of dollars saved.
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| Often the first step is the messy step in any remodeling and refinishing project. In this instance, that statement rings true. The table will need to be cleaned and sanded. I used an orbital sander that has a bag that collects some of the dust. This tool is worth the purchase. I have used it on a lot of projects. |
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| This DeWALT orbital has worked wonderfully, but I am sure any brand will perform well. |
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| My husband having a little bit of fun while I slave away... Just kidding, I had to ask him to stop his project to snap a few pics of me working. |
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| If you can, it is a good idea to do this part of the project outside. |
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| All sanded and looking better already! |
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| Time to stain the table. I used a blend of Early American and Ebony Minwax. I brushed the stain on and then wiped it down with a rag. |
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| The stain is drying. |
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| After the stain dried, I put on three coats of Polyacrylic. Lightly sand between each coat. |
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| Now all we have to do is wait for more bargain chairs. We ran into a sale at Marshall's. These two chairs were on sale for $25 each. They were normally $80. Yo can't see it, but I have a long bench on one side, which I got at a lawn sale for $5. We can also add one more leaf, so if we have a lot of people visiting, we can seat ten people at this table. |
My purchase price was $40. I still had the stain and the polyacrylic left over from other projects that I have been doing at camp. To give you an idea of what a new table costs I did a Google search and came up with a lot of choices. Below is a screen shot of one section of the search.
