The FREE Table
I'm so happy to finally have this little table finished. It took a while, but was SO worth it! If you've been following the 'adventure' at the Cottage, you already know we sold it and most of our furniture. Since we are currently living in a small apartment, we needed an 'apartment-sized' table and along came this one. It was sitting in a corner at the storage unit building and I commented on it (the fact that it's solid maple). The owner looked at me and said, "It's yours!". I offered to pay him for it, but he refused. Even my husband was excited about this table - the size, the price, what's not to love? The best part about it? The top was already sanded! Take a look: I had no intention of sanding the rest of it, so I gave it a quick 'once over' with some 220 grit sandpaper and it was ready for stain. After one coat of walnut stain, three coats of polyurethane were applied, allowing for proper drying tim...