![]() ![]() Two coats and done! I love the coverage Fluff gives. I was actually painting in my office because it was so dang cold in the garage! I had a transfer in mind for this piece and Fluff was the perfect backdrop: I had also considered just sealing the wood, but it would have taken on this awful orange hue you can see as I was cleaning it… I mixed one TBSP into a tub of warm water. The next step was a good cleaning! After removing all the sanding dust with my shop vac, I cleaned well used White Lightning. So, I sanded all the remaining boo boo areas just to smooth them out in prep for paint… It was distracting from the pretty lines of the table. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to paint the top or leave it stained after doing all that work, but I just didn’t love the pattern on the top: ![]() The corded version would have been a better option for this large piece. I have the cordless version of this sander which is usually great if I’m just sanding the top of a dresser or a small piece, but I went through four battery changes on this thing. I kicked off this makeover by sanding down the top with my Ryobi rotary sander using 100 grit sandpaper first: The top was definitely going to need to be sanded smooth or every little nick would show through the paint… I’ve included a few affiliate links so you can find the products I love. It looked like it had definitely seen better days, but it was a solid piece and for free, I was not complaining! I had no idea how large it was by the photo lol: The coffee table I am sharing today was offered to me by a lovely local reader who was getting ready to post it on Nextdoor. ![]() Be sure to look for my friends’ posts at the bottom! I get together with four of my favorite furniture flipping friends on the fourth Thursday of each month to bring you five new furniture makeovers. Hello, amazing friends, and welcome to another edition of Furniture Fixer Uppers! My project piece for today shows how you can update a french provincial coffee table with a transfer. ![]()
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