This is a dining table I brought back to life creating a driftwood finish for the top and beautiful dark legs on the bottom.
BEFORE - table top & legs
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GETTING EVERYTHING UNIFORM
This table is made of oak and probably 100 years old so it has
seen a lot of use and more recently it has been in storage.
To achieve a consistent looking driftwood finish across all
pieces I needed to create a uniform finish first, bare with me
while I try my best to explain.
The leaves still had stain and clear coat on them, but the
main rounds of the table didn't, they are stripped bare.
Another problem was the deep dark stains in the wood. All
these things would show through in a regular finish.
They would need to be dealt with first and
I will share MY method for fixing.
FIRST COAT - PAINT
I mixed a light grey with ASCP graphite and pure white and
brush painted it on the table in the direction of the grain. In
one foot squares I painted then lightly wiped the excess off with
paper towel, my hands got very messy. Below you can see the
first layer of paint pulled in the direction of the wood grain.
You can also see in the next photos the issues I mentioned
above about the stains and different finishes coming through.
WORKING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WOOD
GRAIN WITH EVERY STEP IS VERY IMPORTANT
IN CREATING THIS DRIFTWOOD FINISH
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NEXT COAT - SEALER
Here is a close up of the different original finishes creating
an uniformed look. SO the next step was to seal everything,
and I used Varathane's water based spray clear coat, semi gloss.
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THIRD COAT - STAIN
After that I use dark stain across the table top.
Below you can see the results.
#4 RE-PAINT
Once again I use the light grey AS paint and brush painted it
on the table in the direction of the grain. In one foot
squares I painted then lightly wiped the excess off with paper
towel in the direction of the grain. This is what creates the
final look you see here below. Then I did two coats of the
Varathane spray clear coat across the table with a final waxing.
The table legs were sprayed in Annie Sloan Graphite
Chalk Paint then clear coated three times.
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