{"id":174,"date":"2013-07-22T21:03:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T04:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/?p=174"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:54:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T21:54:05","slug":"174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedside Tables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We really like wood furniture. \u00a0We generally prefer dark wood finishes, but many of the second hand pieces we&#8217;ve found have had light finishes. \u00a0Thankfully, some patience, a sander, and some stain can solve this.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, over the course of about a month, I refinished our bedside tables. \u00a0Previously, I refinished the coffee table and the living room end table.<\/p>\n<p>The bedside tables started out a with a finish I&#8217;d describe as &#8216;honey colored&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-174 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0739\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0739-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0740\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0740-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I quickly realized that my belt sander was not well suited to these tables. \u00a0So, I acquired a Black and Decker Mouse sander. \u00a0This little guy was much better suited to the job. \u00a0Also, you can clearly see the difference between the already sanded areas and the yet to be sanded parts.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-174 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0749\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0749-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0751\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0751-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It took a long time to strip off all the old finish. \u00a0Once the old finish was off, though, subsequent sandings went quite quickly.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-174 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0750\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0750-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0759\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0759-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0762\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0762-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0760\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0760-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Once the sanding was done, I started in on the stain. \u00a0I used the same stain I used on the coffee table and end table. \u00a0I think the color is &#8216;Espresso&#8217;. \u00a0I&#8217;ve gotten decent coverage &#8212; four pieces of furniture out of only one quart, and there&#8217;s still some left.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-174 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0764\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0764-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0766\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0766-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The color is especially striking above, when you compare the table with a coat of stain to the table that is still raw.<\/p>\n<p>It took three or four coats of stain before I was satisfied with the color.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-174 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0750\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0750-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0764\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0764-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0766\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0766-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0767\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0767-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0770\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0770-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0771\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0771-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0772\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0772-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0775\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0775-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0777\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0777-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0778\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0778-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0779\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0779-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After I was happy with the stain, I applied the top coat. \u00a0I used a spray on, &#8216;satin&#8217; finish.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-174 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0801\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0801-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0799\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0799-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0798\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0798-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0795\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0795-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/imag0791\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMAG0791-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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Recently, over the course of about a month, I refinished our bedside tables. \u00a0Previously, I refinished the coffee table and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/2013\/07\/22\/174\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bedside Tables&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[26,12],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365,"href":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions\/365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bornski.com\/maria\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}