A LIL CHIPPY MAKES A GREAT SHABBY chippy french nightstands

I just finished up a fun pair of bedside tables.

(FRONT LEGS) - I bought a broken antique table, ... okay let me start that again.

I paid money for a dozen little pieces of wood that used to be a table with pretty legs.

There was no top and in the end I was fortunate that I found all the other pieces but

I didnt know when I handed the money over.

(CABINET) - The body of these nightstands were a part of a cute set I purchased on Craigs list.

Not my usual playground but they worked perfectly for my plans. 

 

The ceramic and metal knobs I brought back from our time on vacation.

The drawers have a great decorative arched detail on the face.

(BACK LEGS) - I finished these cabinets off with another set of legs on the back side

from a simple Bombay stool cut in half.

You can also find a side by side before and after pic here.

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Friday, June 10, 2016

NO PAINTING FOR U chippy yellow table

Sitting all alone at a church sale I couldnt resist this little table,

with its arborite top and glossy thick paint cover up.

I started by scrapping and peeling all the white paint and dirt off.

Thats when I found the original pale yellow paint underneath.

I removed the arborite and belt sanded the top smooth,

then moved to the body sanding every inch of the soft yellow paint,

before adding a stain wash.

The entire table got a coat of  walnut gel stain before it was polish back.

See how the yellow and the wood stand out now.

Its finished with wipe on poly and wax.

 

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