DIY: Sanding and Staining

“Does anyone want these tables?” (my husband’s friend posted on insatgram) Yes, I want them!

I’ve always wanted to sand and stain furniture. I saw this as the perfect opportunity. We picked up the tables and off we went to our local Lowe’s.

My Shopping list

• mask

• gloves

• paint stripper

• paint brush, sponge and tray

• sandpaper

• stain

Okay, real talk. People on Instagram make it look so easy. It was so much work! (lol) Stripping the paint/coating was stinky but scraping the gunk off was satisfying . Sanding, I struggled with. Mostly because I wasn’t sanding evenly and I didn’t take the legs off of the tables. I know total amateur move. I decided to carve our initials on the table before staining. It’s such a cute detail, I love it. Staining the table was easy, but I got a little carried away. I put too many coats of stain on, so it took forever to dry. Honestly, I plan on sanding and staining one of the tables again because it’s very obvious I over stained.

If your planning on taking on this type of project I would definitely recommend doing some real research like a youtube tutorial not an instagram reel. Best of luck on you DIY project!