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I bought this table at a flea market when I first moved to LA, over 10 years ago. I liked its mid-century lines then and still do now, but it’s showing some wear and tear.
It had some chips and dents, the top was scratched and water-marked.
I had to position it at a weird angle because of some ill-advised drilling I had done a few years ago…don’t ask.
Just like a Beverly Hills housewife every 10 years, I decided that it’s time this table had a facelift.
First, I sanded the whole thing; I used the orbital sander for the top and hand sanded the rest. The gloss came off pretty easily.
Then I had to repair the holes in the middle. I bought a couple sheets of very thin birch plywood from the craft store and cut them to size. Then glued and taped the plywood in, to act as a clamp.
After the glue dried, it was time to paint. I wanted a bit of color, but nothing too loud. My living room has lots of nice neutral color. I also wanted to make the legs dip-dyed, although I suspect that trend is going the way of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster. It’s a bit everywhere right now, but I like it. If I get sick of it, I have plenty of of the dark color left. I went to Jill’s Paint and chose Benjamin Moore Polo Blue for the table and Ice Cap for the legs.
The finished product:
C.C. Boyce grew up in Wisconsin and was always making stuff into othe rstuff. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career and is still in LA working as a voice over talent for commercials. In 2012, C.C. rekindled her love of building stuff and started the process of getting her Fine Woodworking and Cabinet Maker A.S. She just launched a project that combines her 2 great loves into one project: a webseries called, “Would You Woodwork?” Now if she could just incorporate the Green Bay Packers and cats into this somehow, she could fulfill all her life’s dreams. Check out more from C.C. at her blog.
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