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Refinished Vintage 6 Legged Parlor Table

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Look what I found on the side of the road while walking the dog! A Vintage 6 legged Parlor Table.  Now, why would someone put this out?  All it needed some work and some new hardware.  This is something I love doing, Restoring, Rehabbing, Updating whatever you want to call it.  I love sanding and stripping a table to show the natural color and maybe painting to show off a pretty feature of it. Here is what I started with Here is the table after sanding the top layer.  What a difference! I took the top off and I sanded the middle bar. I had recently purchased Fusion Mineral Paint in Seaside and wanted to see how the legs would look in this color. One leg painted and I was hooked.   The legs were painted and the under the trim of the top was also.. then I decided that the middle bar and the top were going to be this pretty stain called Golden Pecan from Minwax. I did three coats of Golden Pecan stain, sanding lightly in between, and then a coat of Minwax...