Ash & Ebony Oak End Tables

A good friend gave me her solid oak end tables to makeover. Being solid wood they have years of use left but the dated orange stain needed to go.

Both were scrubbed I thought well but after dry and a coat of black stain was applied,

this happened. The stain repelled on many areas which would indicate that a product like Pledge was used over the years.

The best solution at this point was to power sand lightly to smooth the pitted stain and change the plan to Fusion Mineral Paint 

Their charcoal color called ash was brushed on with a good synthetic brush. This highly pigmented paint required only 1 solid coat with a few touch ups once dry.

The color is hard to get accurate in photographs but the ash is on the bottom with the top one having the black stain oil finish over it.

I wiped Homestead House's ebony stain and oil finish over the ash to add depth and definition as well as more durability to the surfaces.

It shows better in these photographs.

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