Sofa Table Makeover

I bought this sofa table on South Congress in Austin many years ago and it had apparently been through several transformations.  Not only the color, but the finish as well.  It probably started with a stain, then painted with an oil based sherbet green, then on top of that a powder pink latex.  What a mess.  It was one of those pieces in my home that served as a TV stand at one point, then graduated to a home for a big bird cage, a make-do desk, and finally it actually ended up behind a sofa with a nice runner on it, well hidden.  I always dreaded stripping the thing properly and starting from scratch.  However, once I started understanding and reading blogs the past few months I found that I could pretty much slap Kilz on anything and just go for whatever kind of finish I wanted!

Before...Meet After

A coat of water based Kilz

Two Coats of Glidden Red Delicious Flat Latex

Behr Faux Glaze with a good squeeze of basic black acrylic

Rub glaze all over to desired depth of color

Finish w/two coats of Poly (lightly sand with fine steel wool in between coats for more lustre)

I'm pretty happy with my Red Delicious Sofa Table!