A lot of furniture in my house is there thanks to my mom. Seriously. If it weren't for her, my home furnishing would be almost non-existant. This table was one of the things she passed down to me. It is an old table. The beading detail is what I really like!
You can see in the picture below that the entire top was lifting off. I pealed up some of the loose wood, but when I felt resistance, I let it go. I didn't want to damage the table further. I had to do A LOT of sanding, which I hate, hate, hate.
Below is a nice upside down shot of the table. (I have no idea).
After a whole lot of sanding, I painted the table with some white paint I had on hand. I wanted to keep the table "old looking," so after I was done I worked on distressing. I took some fine sandpaper and ran it along the edges and the beading. The pictures don't really show this well. I just did enough to make the edges look worn.
Now for making the table truly special and unique.
Every year since my oldest was one, we have gone to the beach in the summer. On these trips, one of our favorite things to do is collect pebbles on the beach. We spend hours doing this. After a day on the
beach, we would go through our findings. Our treasures. Well, that gave me the idea for this table. It was the perfect way to save these treasures we found. I took all the pebbles we brought home from our trips and picked out the prettiest stones. I meticulously placed them on the table and used Mod Podge to glue them down. This took a looong time.
After I completed that step, I poured Castin' Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin over top of the table. It was super easy to do. It gave it a wonderful underwater look.
TA DA! I love the result. It was worth the time and effort. More importantly, I was able to save memories too!
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