Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Wood Wednesday: Wood Table

My mother-in-law was born  in 1921. One of her earliest memories was using a butter knife to cut the edge of the dining room table at the age of 3. We received that table when she died. You can still see the knife marks.
table 001When hurricane Ike came through our town, the table suffered. The glue on the  pedestal loosened and it fell apart. I think I have all of the pieces, but have not had the energy to tackle that. So the table top and the pieces of the pedestal have been in storage since September 2008.
Enter another pedestal table. One day last June I was leaving my house when I noticed that a neighbor was throwing away a round pedestal table. I stopped and rolled the table back to the house and put it in  the garage.
pedastal table 001It had been left outside. The grain of the wood was very open. But the pedestal was almost the same as our broken table. Last week, knowing that be were going to have a crowd for dinner, I decided to tackle the table repair. I removed the pedestal and sanded it. Then I sprayed it with 2 good coats of Rustoleum  dark gray primer and one coat of black lacquer. It really needs another coat of black but it was too cold that day. I then attached the black pedestal to the family top. Brad was skeptical until he saw a table at the White House with a wooden top and black base. Someday he will learn to trust me.
Here is the table now.
table 005 table 004 I’m sorry I don’t have a good before picture.  Saturday night we had about 8 people around this table. It brings back good memories.

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28 comments:

  1. that looks gorgeous! i especially love the finish on the top.

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  2. What a treasure to have in your family! It reminds me of the pedestal table I did...but I like your top better!

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  3. Great redo! You did a wonderful job!

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  4. Beautiful....love the fact you can see the knife mark! That is such a great treasure!

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  5. What a great piece to have in your family~love the butter knife addition!

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  6. It is wonderful that you were able to restore this family piece. I love the history behind things, especially when they are stories of our family! Your table looks great and now your family can continue making "marks" for the next generation!

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  7. what a great piece to have. It looks fabulous.

    Kathy

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  8. Your table is beautiful. And what a great story! I love stories like that. When I was a little girl, I loved playing under my grandparents' round oak table. When the leaf was out, there was a space, under the tabletop for hiding little notes and bits and pieces.

    I just bought Barbra Streisand's book about her style. In it she mentions playing under the dining table, as a child.:-)

    Enjoyed this so much!

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  9. This turned out really great! I have been wanting to refinish mine but just not brave enough, this gives me hope!
    Jen

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  10. What a gorgeous table! Love the fact that it still has the casters and the pejdestal is die for!

    What a great story of "survival".

    So glad I came over from Kelli's Restored It Wed.

    Cori

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  11. Great makeover, I love free stuff! I wanted to let you know I nominated you for the Stylish Blogger Award, http://blackcabdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/02/stylish-blogger-award.html!

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  12. I love the restoration!! The stain & paint combo is my favorite :)
    ~Mary
    www.thecraftygals.blogspot.com

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  13. This is so sweet! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the story!! What a great heirloom...Thanks for sharing. You did a fabulous job!

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  14. Turned out great. I did the same thing. My current dining room table is a mix of two tables. Although I like how it turned out, a round pedestal table that seats 6-8 would be a better fit for my space Well done!

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  15. WOW!! Looks SUPERB!! Why don't men ever trust us on these things?! :) Neat that it has those memory knife marks, too! I love stuff like that.
    Thanks for your great comment on my blog, too! Very nice of you! :)

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  16. I love furniture with a story!!!! Beautiful job :)

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  17. Turned out great! And what a fun piece to have! Thanks for linking up!

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  18. What a great job! Love the black base with the wood top. Thanks for joining Junkin Finds Friday this week. Hugs, Linda

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  19. The wood grain on that table is beautiful! I love what you did with the bottom.

    Best,
    Ashleigh

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  20. Fabulous table! You should be proud--that table is gorgeous.

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  21. My husband is skeptical of my design intuition too. The table turned out beautifully and the story behind it is wonderful!

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  22. Great story! You did a great job, it looks fantastic!

    ~ Tracy

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  23. Really nice! And I love your comment about your hubby trusting you... what is that about? Mine asks me 'will it look good...?'.
    'No, actually I'm trying to make it look like crap. Does anything I do look bad?' Oy Vey!

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  24. Very smart save, you did a great job. I love natural wood mixed with paint. It looks wonderful! I'd love for you to grab my button and add it to your party list, thanks so much for joining in with VIF!
    hugs,
    Debra

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  25. Doubting Brad...when will the men learn that we KNOW what we're doing?! Your table looks great and I love the history of the top. Beautiful work! JenT

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  26. How great it is that you're able to use your family table again -- and I love the story about your mother -- what a treasure. And I like the black base with the wood top! A good solution and you can use the table again!

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  27. I love how the table turned out! I have one almost exactly like it and have thought of painting the bottom white! Thanks for sharing!

    nancy

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  28. Oh, wow - Luck was with you the day you saw your neighbor throwing out another pedestal table. Good transformation :)

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