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The magic of furniture refinishing

Sueb20
22 days ago

Several years ago, we bought a Stickley mission oak coffee table on FB marketplace. It wasn’t vintage, it was newer, but the top was pretty well scratched up and had a considerable gouge on one spot. The base was perfect, but the top was not great. We paid around $400 for it, knowing it was worth a lot more and thinking we’d fix it up one day. But then we just lived with it, and we usually have so much stuff on the table, it wasn’t that noticeable. Finally someone happened to mention a great furniture refinisher in the next town. She came over to look at it last week, and she ended up taking it with her when she left. She is delivering it later this week. I am blown away, check it out.


Before:





Pic from the refinisher:





This is the table:



My total cost for this table, now good as new, is $700.

Comments (27)

  • Funkyart
    22 days ago

    Wow! It is like two different tables

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  • GrammaJ
    22 days ago

    That is amazing! Beautiful table!

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  • Bunny
    22 days ago

    That's your table?!! It doesn't even look like the same wood. It's amazing, whatever she did.

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  • deegw
    22 days ago

    That's crazy. It looks so nice! Did you figure what had made the grain so streaky?

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  • maddielee
    22 days ago

    That is magical. in the first pictures that top looks like a veneer. Good job!

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  • Jilly
    22 days ago

    Wow, Sue, it looks beautiful!

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  • Fun2BHere
    22 days ago

    Wow! Good refinishers are so amazing.

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  • nicole___
    22 days ago

    Such a BEAUTIFUL table! Love it!

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  • Olychick
    22 days ago

    So beautiful! I thought the same, that the gouges in the original pics made it look like veneer. Glad it turned out so wonderfully!

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  • lisaam
    22 days ago

    good for you!

    my (intentionally) bleached mahogany dining table would definitely like some loving attention I’m just not sure how to go about it.

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  • Kswl
    22 days ago

    Fantastic result Sueb. We have a guy in the next town over who is a similar furniture wizard. Thankfully!

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  • OutsidePlaying
    22 days ago
    last modified: 22 days ago

    Wow, what a wonderful result! Like brand spanking new!

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  • dedtired
    22 days ago

    Really incredible. What a nice table.

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  • pricklypearcactus
    22 days ago

    Holy smokes!!! This really makes me want to take some of my vintage furniture into a refinisher. I have several items that I still enjoy but have a lot of small nicks and other damage. What a beautiful result!

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  • Arapaho-Rd
    22 days ago

    Beautiful job! It's truly amazing what a good refinished can do.

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  • rubyclaire
    22 days ago

    Gosh - wonderful transformation!

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  • orchidrain
    22 days ago

    Wow, what a fabulous job. I can't believe it's the same table.


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  • Sueb20
    Original Author
    22 days ago

    The top is a veneer.


    She posted pics on instagram, which was fun to see.






  • 1929Spanish-GW
    22 days ago

    Great result! We found an antique restoration ”guy” who does such a good job. It’s an art for sure!

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  • Feathers11
    22 days ago

    That's a beautiful table! It's one of those jobs I finally get around to having done, and then wonder why I didn't do it much sooner. You'll enjoy the table for a long time.

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  • nini804
    21 days ago

    Oh my gosh….that is a gorgeous table!! They did an amazing job.

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  • Allison0704
    21 days ago

    Beautiful!


    I have used a lady in our last city to restore two things. She is amazing. You can take a box of pieces from a shattered porcelian vase and she can make it look like it never happened.

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  • Annie Deighnaugh
    21 days ago

    Nice!

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  • teeda
    21 days ago

    Wow, what a great eye you had when you purchased it originally. Fabulous refinishing job. You will no doubt smile every time you walk by this table!

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  • Sueb20
    Original Author
    21 days ago

    Pics from the refinisher’s Instagram. I figured the table could be helped but never dreamed it could look like this.



  • jsk
    21 days ago

    Wow, that's amazing!

    I wish I knew of or could find a good refinsher. I have a large burl wood coffee table with inlay that I just adore. It's my favorite piece of furniture. I would love to have it refinished to fix some small mishaps but I am afraid of it being ruined.

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