Sofa Table Rehab
After more time than I had hoped, I have my first rehab project done! This was a great first experience and I am excited to share it with you! Here is what the table looked like originally. Not a bad-looking little table! I did however want to lose the side panels, which I felt dated the piece a bit. So, step one was to pull the whole table apart. I was surprised that the top was two pieces, but this worked to my advantage. Next up was to strip the old finish off. I did a lot of reading before I started. I used CitriStrip paint and varnish stripping gel. I chose the CitriStrip, because I am doing all my work in my garage and didn't want to be breathing in all sorts of gross chemicals. After I applied the stripping gel, I covered it with cut-up plastic bags to keep the gel moist until I was ready to remove it. In my research, I read a lot of recommendations to cover stripping gel with saran wrap. I have a ridiculous number of pl...