Want to make your old coffee table new? Then repaint it!
How to:
1. Find an appropriate place to paint. You want to make sure that you don't do it in your living room or another room in your house where there's the chance of getting paint on other furniture or on the floor. You also want to make sure that there is plenty of ventilation to vent any fumes from the varnish remover or the paint.
2. Remove the current paint or varnish from your table until you reach the base wood. For this you can use a simple varnish or paint remover that you can buy from the hardware store. If you run into any particularly stubborn areas you can use sandpaper to get it off.
3. Clean the table. Make sure there are no particles or debris on the table that could get stuck in the paint (once it gets in the paint there's not much you can do but to remove the paint and you don't want to have to do that).
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Apply the paint. When you are painting the table you want to make sure that you allow each coat you apply to dry before you add another. If you don't you run the risk of just piling on a bunch of wet paint that may not dry evenly (and this wood look bad).5. Once you finish painting and all the paint is dry you should add a protective clear coat on the paint. This step is optional but can protect your table against damage.
Paint Your Coffee Table