I finally had the motivation, and the weather, to sand the table top and make it my own. I wanted the stain to be imperfect and strike-like to give off that old feeling of worn in. I also discovered that this table had a built in leaf! Major Score in my book! After sanding the top down with 60 grit sandpaper first I was able to remove all the "shininess" and get to the bare wood. I smoothed it out starting with 80 grit and moved to 120 grit. I also made some random dings in the wood to just give it that much more of a worn in look. I used PolyShades in Walnut and couldn't be happier. In all, it only took me about 2 hours to sand and stain. The hardest part was just getting the table out the door, because she is heavy. After letting it dry, which was a very short time period, I brought the table back in and rubbed a layer of furniture wax because I didn't want the shine. I buffed it about 30 minutes later and added another 2 layers of wax and let it cure fully for about 24 hours before I put anything on it. I love it!
I still have to finish the legs and apron. I want to just distress it and remove and stain marks leftover from the table top project.
With the weather being super nice here these days and a weather forecast calling for rain all weekend, I'm on a strict time limit to get my little projects completed. Coffee has become my life force! I mean, it is the best thang EVER! I am just one of those people that has to have coffee and lately, this coffee maker has held up! LOVE HER!
The backyard is coming along nicely. We are just in a rental for now so no crazy awesome plans for the house except to making it comfortable to live in while we are here. I hate how tiny our little cookout area is but one day I hope to be in a house with a huge backyard that we can have a open sun room that leads out to a outside fireplace and built-in grill/kitchen, but until than, this is what you get :(
I managed to grab the outdoor rug for just $30 plus a military discount at Lowe's and the umbrella for just $20 at Dollar General. The table I bought for $10 in Japan and sanded and stained it darker and the hubby drilled a hole in the center to accommodate the umbrella. The chairs were given to me but I have plans to buy 4 matching chairs for around the table. We also have a hammock we bought on a trip to Cambodia but still need a stand since there are no trees to attach it to :(
I will say this much, the Coleman grill was a gift from the hubby for Christmas and I couldn't live without it! First off, so easy to clean, it's just the right size for us, we can take it when we go camping, and her name is Betsy..yep, I named my grill!!! :)
In all the excitement of shopping for the house and sanding and staining, my beautiful new license plate came in from MonogramCase and I love it! I'm so happy every time I walk out to the Jeep now seeing this plate :) It's the little things that are making me happy these days.
As productive as I've been, I'm super tired too. Poor Mr. Chrispy is teething hard these past few days trying to get the last of his teeth in and it has been super hard not to just sit on the couch and hang out with him. There are some days that Momma needs a time out card too :(
Happy Thursday Y'all! :)
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