{"id":197,"date":"2011-10-10T23:30:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T03:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=197"},"modified":"2014-09-03T22:37:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T02:37:27","slug":"197","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=197","title":{"rendered":"Gossip (squared)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s project is a before and after of\u00a0a vintage telephone table that was done for Kelly Sherman Design and can be purchased\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since this is our second telephone\u00a0\/ gossip table I have been calling her Gossip (squared).\u00a0 When I write it on paper I use the tiny little 2 to mean square but I am technologically impaired and can’t figure out how to do that on here.<\/p>\n

I found this gossip table at our local Habitat for Humanity store\u00a0in pretty bad shape.\u00a0 The finish was flaking off to reveal an awful, bright red stain underneath.\u00a0 The fabric covering the seat was a\u00a0very grandmothery print – not my gram of course because she’s very cool – over another layer of\u00a0badly stained stripped mess.\u00a0 The batting inside was just as lovely as you are imagining.<\/p>\n

Below you can see Opie modeling this beauty –<\/p>\n

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Before!<\/p><\/div>\n

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The refinish had a learning curve.\u00a0 After sanding the finish off there was the red stain to deal with.\u00a0 The picture above doesn’t capture it properly. After the clear finish was gone this table was fire-engine red. Red.\u00a0 And I wanted to paint it white.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It was recommended to me I use a shellac primer which would cover better and help the stain not to bleed through.\u00a0 Since I didn’t have this in a eco-friendly version lying around I improvised.\u00a0 I first gave it a coat of a clear coat from Vermont Natural Coatings and then continued with primer and paint by Safecoat.<\/p>\n

I didn’t have any kind of control group to compare to so I don’t know if it worked better than just primer.\u00a0 But either way I think it turned out pretty alright.<\/p>\n

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After<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today’s project is a before and after of\u00a0a vintage telephone table that was done for Kelly Sherman Design and can be purchased\u00a0here. Since this is our second telephone\u00a0\/ gossip table I have been calling her Gossip (squared).\u00a0 When I write…
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