I picked this table up a couple days ago for $10 off Craigslist. I’m going to sand down the top, stain and poly.  Then I’ll paint the bottom with Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint!  I see it finding a home in the basement for crafting.

Here are the before pictures. Trust me, I started second guessing myself the moment I saw it. But what did I have to lose?  $10?

I couldn’t fight the urge to grab my sander and jump right in. Didn’t want to look at those marks any longer!  This is as far as I got today…  Need to get more sandpaper…

Um… WOW! I never would have thought that gorgeous grain was under all that gunk. I couldn’t see past the stains!  Stay tuned for more updates on this bad boy.

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