It was raining,
I was restless,
and “stuck” in my current project. What to do,
what to do.
Why, go check out CL for MORE projects~ d u h.
Oh, this is cool! Would you take $15 ?? Yes?! Would I come 1st thing tomorrow? : )
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Mother nature has been making me reorganize projects. Beginning with the fact that one of the [badly] damaged tree branches from last summer’s tornadoes finally gave up. Ironically, the tree guy was coming THAT day—until a thunderstorm backed us up to –the next day- . Yep, Murphy’s Law.
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Since we had a sunny window and I had -I thought- a quick stripping job, I figured I’d stay outside for the moment to work on my surprise CL library table!
I was thinking I’d like a stripped top-natural look with a painted bottom. And then I thought about what else I had and how it wouldn’t really go with anything—so I decided to lightly stain the top. Now I’m on the fence about the painted bottom~maybe I should just strip the WHOLE THING-? Any thoughts?
This is the stripper I like to use when it’s just old varnish and stain.
Think of it like a good bath –again–when there’s no paint involved. This is the same stripper I used on my Grandpa’s rockers, the China cabinet, and numerous other projects through the years.
It’s stinky-strong and will burn your skin so use it in a well ventilated area and wear appropriate gloves. And I guess my gloves are due for replacement ’cause my pinky finger got sort of burned by the end of this job–yOWza!
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So, I’m back to bouncing around multiple projects.
Since the library table needs to be dealt with outside– . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it’s on hold for better weather,
and I’m heading back to the LL and the China cabinet.
As for the tree–it too has to wait until the weather changes. . . .again.
Catherine
Ps– if you’re trying to find Zinsser products here’s a link
I’m sharing this project with a few of my favorite linky parties!
ou peux t-on trouver ce décapant ! sur AMAZON rien…
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Bonjour Leroy!
-essayer le lien que j’ai ajouté au bas de mon poste.
J’espère que cela!
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C – Don’t know if you noticed that we have an antique library table that my computer is on in the study under the mirror. You can see it right when you walk in the front door. I stripped the top of it and painted the base a charcoal color and I love it!
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I just went back to your blog “home tour” but didn’t see it–!
Can you send me a link to which post might show it? Maybe that will help me decide the final direction of mine!
Thanks Terry
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A library table! Sob, sob. sob. I wan’t that table! How do you find such cool stuff at good prices? Oh yeah, you don’t live in CA. Want to trade places? You don’t have to wait for the weather to change – you’d just have to deal with drought and fires (and mostly boring CL).
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I love your new table … and the cupboards, too. It’s great to see that you aren’t afraid to use real chemicals when appropriate. I often see pieces in shops and online that were refinished by sanding off the varnish and stain, and the wood underneath is ruined in the process.
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