With that being said, we have conquered a few projects. Last week, I was bumming around Fabrics Unlimited and found this great pale grey upholstery fabric with a diamond pattern set into it. I thought it'd look great on our breakfast nook chairs, as they were currently stained cream suede- not exactly the kind of fabric you'd take home to meet your mother :) So I picked up two yards and a staple gun, then got to work.
A VERY easy- and fun- update. Staple Guns are the greatest! |
Adios Rojos! It's time for a facelift. |
The first coat went on okay. MinWax suggests you do at least two coats, and I wasn't sure what to expect since the poly is mixed in with the stain. After we let it dry for 6 hours, per their suggestion, I took a piece of 000 grade steel wool and rubbed the whole table down to get it ready for another round of tack cloth and stain. The second coat turned out a lot better, but there are still some spots where it's more grainy than glossy, so we're going to have to do a final round of the steel wool/ tack cloth/ stain before it's ready to go. The edges of the table top are a bit tricky to stain- it tends to pool on the bottom of the sides, but I think it's a result of user error in trying to keep a "wet edge." If you have any suggestions on how to avoid that, we'll take them :)
All in all, not a bad project- I'd give it a 4 on the difficulty scale, just because of the stain being a pain in my keister. We'll post a picture when the final coat is on- until then, have a great day!