Advice on table finish!
Hi all,
Thanks to lockdown and looking at my unfinished DIY projects 24/7 I have finally got round to starting a table makeover that I have been planning for too long.
I have a small kidney-shaped table that I have been using as a bedside table. I have started by stripping it of the ugly varnish that it came with. Now my plan is to sand it down with gradually finer sandpaper (by hand I don't have any power tools and anyway it's fairly small!) and then finish it... somehow. I've started...
I attach a pic - I have no idea what kind of wood it is and this is only my second project so I am very much an amateur. I have read too much about stains, lacquers, polishes, varnishes and now my brain is on fire.
Basically I would love it to have the smooth feel that you get on mango wood furniture (though I get you can't polish a turd!) - that is, not shiny-reflective, that's what I was trying to get rid of. I quite like the sheen that comes from something like beeswax.
ANYWAY. It will sometimes have cups of tea perching, but I am no stranger to coasters. So my question is, what would be a fairly straightforward option to finish it? Wax looks nice, I would just have to avoid putting drinks directly on it to not get ring marks. i guess it might be good to add some level of protection, but not a priority. I think the colour as is is ok, I def don't want it much darker. I have read about:
Pure beeswax
Briwax
Osmo hard wax oil
Danish oil
Teak oil
I know there are others but those seem to be my shortlist. What would you do? Pic below!
Many thanks
Nila
Comments (7)
Sonia
3 years agoWhat an adorable little table! I use Osmo Top Oil on my oak worktop and it gives a very natural finish and not shiny. I’ve used danish oil and that’s nice too. I am a great believer in coasters - there isn’t a wooden surface in my house that doesn’t have them! This is a bit of my worktop.
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