Happy NEW Year from Florida!

Submitted by andreap on Mon, 01/03/2011 - 15:44

Hi! I'm new to this forum and working on my first project, the farmhouse dining table. The table is fully constructed (need to add the legs, but they're ready), and I'm sanding sanding sanding and sanding some more... Mainly just to delay the finishing stage because I'm scared to screw up all my hard work!

Tomorrow I will have more guts - wish me luck!!

mommadahlan

Mon, 01/03/2011 - 16:49

This is so funny. I was so scared to mess up my work too. I made the same table and all that sanding.

My advice- take some scrap and play around with different finishes. Mix differennt stains layer them on . I did a whitewash under my stain to get rid of the orange tones. That particular style worked for me. It will turn out great. Post when yopur done.

andreap

Tue, 01/04/2011 - 15:42

Thanks, mommadahlan! That's what I did tonight - played with a few scraps and a couple of stains. Great discovery with the whitewash; I'll have to keep that in mind!