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Here is the before
I thought a white wash or gray wash would be great because the wood was dry and it would've soaked it up. But on the first go around, it turned pink immediately. Solid mahogany that was bleeding badly. I could've used oil based primer to block the bleed, but decided to go with a distressed black instead. I used red oak stain to bring out the details.
And a hidden little drawer!
Love the shape of this one!
~Allison
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That's funny about being chased! Would have loved to see that play out -
Stacey
p.s. - looks great by the way!
Great find! Fabulous makeover!!
Whatta steal! You gotta love Goodwill! Great job!
I think it looks fabulous in black. Love that secret drawer. Next time you see that little man, follow him and see what he does. Ha!
Blessings~
what a great piece for an even greater price!! i love those pesky goodwill shoppers ;)
It is a stunning piece and I love the new finish. Great find. Hugs, Marty
i love this table. jealous of your find!
wow 5.99!?! awesome! And I think black was a perfect choice!
What a find!!!! It came out beautiful :)
Another great deal! Such a great shape and I love the black!
What a beautiful piece; it would make a great kithcen island!
Sue
xo
How pretty is that??!! If I were in the same GW as you too, I'd be stalking you, in hopes you'd "change your mind" for about 30 seconds and I would be tempted to run and hide some place with it (like a changing room).
J/K!
Nice job :D
Visiting from Funky Junk Interiors via link party today
~Suzanne in IL
I love the shape of that table! You did a beautiful job with the paint, I think I like it better than white. I've had the bleed through issue before, lots of work to cover it up!
it looks beautiful and stately!
I completely understand the chase! But the price? GET OUT OF TOWN!!!! That's sooo cool! Love it:)
That is a beautiful table. The shape is CRAZY Beautiful! I could see that in my house...E-A-S-Y!! I'm sure that antique dealer would hate to know that you painted it! I love it!!!!!
Great find!! Well done with the redo!
That table looks incredible! I just painted one very similar - http://mycoveredbridge.blogspot.com/2011/07/trash-to-treasure.html
I paid $10 - and I thought that was a great deal!
Wonderful transformation! Way to hang on to that piece, too! I'm still reeling from the price you paid. Fantastic!!
This is amazing Your table looks like it cost a small fortune, gorgeous!!
I too can picture you being followed around, as if you would give it up at 5.99!!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
Hi again, Allison :) I've already commented, but I'm commenting AGAIN because I've found you at a different linky party!
Again, I'd stalk ya at a thrift store, I'm tellin' ya {lol}
Visiting from Restore Interiors Linky Party this week,
~Suzanne in IL
OMG! I'd be chasing your around GW too hoping you'd change your mind. It's Gorgeous!! And you did a beautiful job on the finish. What brand and color of black did you use?
Great post.
I think I would die if I found a deal like that. So glad you got it first. It looks great.
Awesome deal...happy that you got her!!!
Blessings,
Linda
What a great deal. The table is beautiful. Great job.
Ruth
Wow! Now you've got me wanting to run to the Goodwill store today! Beautiful transformation! Isn't it fun giving a new life to such a lovely old piece?
I adore your library table...$5.99 was a steal!
What a grrrreat find!! The Goodwill's around here have really increased their prices. That table would have been $39.99-$49.99 here!!! You did an absolutely beautiful job too!
What an amazing job you did. I love the black and the light sanding. $5.99 is an incredible bargain, no wonder that dealer was following you around. Good thing you got there first!!
Wow!! What a score that table is! You did a beautiful job of refinishing it.
Check out my big score at the thrift store last week. www.lisatakesix.blogspot.com
I love the shape of it. Where will you put it? I love the black. You can't go wrong with a black table. Lisa~
This is beautiful...so classy!!
Thanks so much for linking to "20 Below Thursday"! :)
OK Allison, just spotted you at MISS MUSTARD SEED'S linky party- (yeah, it's really starting to look like a stalking situation now, starting to wonder myself--- ROTFL)
Were you ever able to sign into that giveaway post at my blog? PLMK and if I have to I can do it for you myself so you will be assigned a number for the free drawing.
Have a great evening,
Suzanne
Another gorgeous revamp!
Great find, but what really caught my eye is your blog background! Where did you find it? The color and scale are perfect.
Gayle from Vintage Farmhouse
OM goodness, what a steal! Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Shut. UP! $5.99 for that beauty? I would have done more than chase you down - I think I would have tackled you and fought for it! ;-) What a stunning piece made even more beautiful. Your Goodwill is WAY better than mine!
Beautiful! I would have probably knocked the 'chaser' down and took off!
One word, Wow
Wow! What a great table. I would have scooped that up too. What a great price! Things are never that cheap at our Goodwill. It would have been at least $75. Really....all good furniture is priced high and even bad furniture.
Oh...I'd love to see this linked up at my Mod Mix Monday linky party which I have every Monday.
My first time here. I would have followed you out of the store and mugged you for that...lol...jk. I am surprised he did not offer to buy it from you after you purchased it. I would have preferred not to have painted it, but it looks good.
I am in LOVE with that table! I cannot believe you got it for 6.00 - you go girl!!!
great table, Allison. too funny about the guy chasing you around the store. my father in law brought over a table similar to yours that is in need of a makeover. I'll keep your table in mind when the time comes to fix it up.
PS. congrats on your feature over at southern hospitality.
Gorgeous...
I once had a lady follow me around who kept talking about a lamp I was planning on purchasing. She kept saying what a good buy it was and how pretty it would look redone (it was a floor lamp with a large wood base) and how she must have missed it on her first go round. It was so funny.
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