I don't know if anyone else out there has ever started a Blog... got discouraged... didn't feel motivated to write or maybe your just not very social networky inclined... well that sums up the last several months for me. I plan to make a post just for those out there that have felt that way and hopefully give some encouragement :)
But for now I want to share this awesome table I gave a beautiful little makeover not that long ago.
I found this Beautiful baby and was excited to get started. The original finish was a Cherry. It just looked so blaaaah and needed new life. I didn't want to just paint it. I knew I wanted to make the top darker and the bottom white. Maybe you can relate but some stuff just scares the life out of me. The painting part I wasn't worried about, but the refinishing the top in a darker stain did.
Needless to say I had many failed attempts with stripping... I sanded it... and just when I thought I sanded it enough and put a coat of stain on it... I knew it needed more lol.
Finally I researched and looked up the art of stripping. I bought some heavy duty paint/varnish stripper in the paint section. Did as a video I watched said... sanded more... put more stripper on... pretty much repeat until the table was as naked as it could be.
I wish I would have taken more photos during the process but that always seems to slip my mind in the moment. But in the end it turned out better than I could have imagined.
So I encourage you to take a leap and try something that has scared you. The bible verse Isaiah 41:10 says it so well " Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand."
If you have any questions about the process feel free to email me at:
Rustic_Grace@hotmail.com
