I acquired this Queen Anne~style coffee table. Although I personally love this style, this piece was in need of some help, as the top had some scratches in the highly polished finish. And of course, I looked at it and saw a spectacular canvas for one of my stained designs. I stripped and sanded the top but couldn't get down to bare wood because it is a veneer. I knew this was going to be a much more subtle design than my usual stained art pieces. I decided on Calla Lilies, created a design, and got started on my staining technique. At this point it is just a matter of layering stain to get the depth and dimension needed to make the lilies pop! It's almost a translucent effect, so the beaut
These HEAVY DUTY {they weigh 60 lbs!!} TV Tables got a sports ~themed facelift. I wanted to take a break from the flowers for a minute and decided to go with the four major sports (in this area of Northwestern PA) to give these tables new life! The table tops were sanded down to get the old finish off - I didn't want to strip it down because I didn't want to change the base. These tables were nearly brand new, so I didn't need to do any changes to the base and stand. I got out my go-to stain: MinWax Wood Finish in Ebony and my assortment of brushes and got to work! First up to bat was .... of course, Baseball Now that the majority of the design is done, there is a lot more work to be don
