Shabby Chic Style? NOPE! Russel Wright Conant Ball Maple Surfboard Table Restoration #furnitureflip

My client came to me with this table that she had bought at a local antique store awhile back. The design didn’t align with her current style, so she requested to have it restore which was really smart in her part since its worth $$$ restored! I was shocked how good it came out considering my last experience with solid maple, lol!

Here’s how I restored it 👇🏼
+ used QCS stripper, let it sit for 15 minutes, scraped off with putty knife
+ sanded off rest of old finish with 120 grit
+ did one round of oxalic acid to remove any dark spots in the maple
+ stained with one coat General Finishes Prairie Wheat and one coat Old Masters Pecan
+ hid small repairs with blendal sticks
+ seal repairs with semi-gloss satin lacquer!

I love this one!! Hopefully this inspires a few of you to find out what’s underneath a painted piece of furniture and bring it back to it’s former glory!

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[katfox]

I'll never forget the beautiful art deco headboard that my dad and I restored that was coated in layers of shabby chic chalk paint junk
It took a long time but eventually we revealed the absolutely stunning striped maple wood with geometric inlay borders.
I can't stress enough how beautiful this piece is, the maple has this shimmer that makes it look like a giant piece of tiger eye stone

[WateverWatever]

Every time someone paints over beautiful wood, I die a little inside. Your content is healing.

[johnje]

I bought a gorgeous carved oak Victorian over door which had been covered in white gloss paint. It too a while to strip and restore but now it is proudly on display in my Victorian dining room

[epowell]

I live in a rural area of Tennessee, and vintage furniture comes in 2 options: ready for the trash or chalk painted beyond recognition. You're doing the lawd's work lol

[cyman]

At almost 70, it really is true things come back around. So glad to see more appreciation for natural wood stain - and recognition that while painting may be quicker, some pieces deserve extra effort.

[horselover]

Ahh we’re finally in the era where people are realizing maybe it wasn’t a good idea to thrift flip every piece of wood furniture

[johnje]

So wonderful to see restoration and removal of paint instead of people painting furniture

[manyyoumas]

i’m so thankful to see this instead of all the tiktoks of people painting already beautiful furniture really unnecessarily 😭 do what you want at the end of the day but i feel like we live in an era where people cant just accept the simple beauty of for example a wood table they have to go through so much extra effort

[mariapizzaa]

You're out here single handedly fixing all the bad chalk paint victims one piece at a time!

[joeyjakey]

Wow I liked both the before and after. Both very unique and pretty designs.

[SmartRob]

My grandmother used to work for this furniture manufacturer as a sander. Finding this piece and restoring this is amazing.

[expresslysoy]

this is like those videos of cleaning the oil off baby ducks. really inspiring stuff here.

[Musical_Magic]

I love the before! Too bad, it was super pretty!!

[sweetlorikeet]

Giving hope to every one of us who has found a beautiful antique piece that someone has made 'shabby chic'.

[charlottekrantz]

Thank Gah!!!! Someone who appreciates workmanship!

[jrichardj]

How did you determine that it’s maple wood? I’d love to see a video showing how to identify the different types of woods and what types of finishes would be better on each

[generessler]

My wife gave tours for years in Russel Wright's house, Manitoga. It's on the Hudson in New York. He was a genius at simple, functional design. Thanks for the effort to bring back an American treasure. Maple can be super-tricky as you implied. You did it all right.

[libby]

Thank you for saving painted wood furniture one piece at a time.

[rebz]

I can't believe anyone would paint on this beautiful wood. So glad it could be restored. Excellent job!

[temperate_star]

I LOVEEEE when people give love to their wooden furniture