So you only thought my kitchen table was done! I was so close. All I had to do was put some coats of poly on it. I even bought the poly and was about to put it on the table. And then I saw just a few spots of stain that had come off from people eating at the table before I had the chance to put the poly on!! But I had run out of the stain I used. So I found some stain the previous owners had left for us. It was the same dark color, but not the same brand. I thought it wouldn't hurt to just touch up a few spots, and then I just kept going because it looked so good. So I put it on the entire table. What I failed to notice was the word oil on the bottle. Meanwhile, sixteen hours later when it was just as wet and sticky as the moment I put it on, I knew I had a problem. A big one.
So what started out as a simple little two hour project turned into something much bigger and more time consuming. A trip to Home Depot later for some furniture stripper and a husband who felt sorry for my mishap and this is what it looked like:
A goopy, sticky, gunky, gummy, globby hot mess is what it was. We did this for awhile, and then hit it with the belt sander. It's finally back to about where I began. But I'm not giving up. I WILL finish this table. Dadgummit!
And this is AFTER he worked on the bathroom remodel all day. What a guy. Sometimes it's like he lives with I Love Lucy. Almost.
5 comments:
OH MY! Things like that have happened to me. Its really aggrivating. But now you can start over again. Tell Desi to hang in there.
Oh no! not fun, its a good thing you've got a helpful husband, your table was looking great, I'm sure it will again.
oh dear I just hate redo's like that. You've got the right attitude, though...just don't give up, Lucy! (I'm Lucy, too)
Whoops! How cute you are to show mistakes.
Oh no! I just did something similar last night. I wanted to finish a dresser a la Miss Mustard Seed and I stripped the top of it because the previous owner had painted it blue only to find that it wasn't even wood underneath! Some sort of 70's cheap white plastic! Bummer!
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