I’ve always loved the look of distressed furniture. It has become popular and expensive over recent years. I decided to try my hand at it and I must say that I’m pretty happy with how it came out. With the help of my son and the “encouragement” of my wife, the coffee table made a great addition to our living room.
My son helping with the sanding, hanging with dad in the garage.
I started to do a DIY tutorial, but they are all over the internet. Just decide what size you need for your space and do a little searching, there are some great blogs out there that will walk you through it from start to finish. I used basic dimensional lumber from one of the big box stores. I ordered the legs from a site online, they weren’t cheap, but I guess not bad for maple. I stained the entire table with minwax dark walnut, then I painted the base with simple white project paint. I did two coats of satin poly on the top and used a razor blade to distress the bottom.
I done such a good job my wife now wants me to build a matching dining room table… did I mention it needs to be 7’x7′ with 12 chairs…ugh!!!
MY GARAGE LIFE 