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Stripping and Painting a Table

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Date: 04/25/2005 Topics: Home Improvement > Furniture | Readers Request > Home  
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I just picked up an old wood table which has some sort of shiny finish and a bunch of scratches. I plan to sand it down so I can paint it. I'd like to paint the top in some sort of pattern or design. Does anyone have any good ideas? I was thinking about using painters tape - but haven't gotten farther than that thought. Any suggestions or ideas are much appreciated.

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Post By Donna (Guest Post) (04/26/2005)
How about deviding the top into 1/4th and painting different colors in the areas or two colors on opposite sides of the table and switching the colors when you paint the other 2 areas?? Or a checker board around the edge after painting the top a solid color?? Have fun!! Another idea would be ivy leaves /vine all around the outside edge......


Post By Michele (Guest Post) (04/25/2005)
My mother in law found my coffee table at the local dump. The only thing wrong with it was the finish was coming off. I am going to decoupage brown craft paper on it and then take an old book apart and use the pages to decoupage of it. Then seal it with sealer. You can also look at stencil websites and find something you like a create it yourself without buying the stencil. I did that on a plain pantry for my kitchen. Hope this helps.


Post by JMRoss (66) | (04/25/2005)
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When I was a kid my grandmother had an old table that she sanded down and then painted yellow. She then found a stencil that she copied on to the table and then painted with bright colors. The stencil was a pattern used by the Penn. Dutch. It was the most beautiful table that I'd ever seen, especially being that my grandmother was legally blind.


Post by Exasperated (52) | (04/25/2005)
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How about stenciling? Really easy. Look over the many great ones at a craft store. How about flowers, animals, geometric, etc.? Paint background in plain color; let dry thoroughly, and then paint stencil in contrasting color(s). Scattered flowers, border geometric, or many others. No need for tape or other tricky applications. A coating of clear polyurethane will make the surface waterproof. Just be sure to let each layer dry--a day or so between applications. Enjoy!


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