Milk Painted Antique Demi Lune Table in Gorgeous Green

 

Isn't this a fabulous makeover for this little antique demi lune table?

It has seen allot of wear and tear over its years of use.

The top and shelf top were stripped with a varnish remover, sanded smooth with my Dewalt orbital sander.

The lifting veneer was glued back down using my trusty offset pallet knife to get the glue all under the strip.

Then all was clamped down firmly and left to dry overnight.

The glue and clamp system worked too well, the MDF baseboard that was clamped to hold the veneer down actually bonded to the table top. It had to be pried off and sanded smooth.

Now to fill all the chipped veneer edges using DAP wood pro-x applied with a metal spatula. Once dry it was sanded smooth yet again.

I took the entire table apart.. see why I scrub all my pieces? that is some bug nest up in the leg hole!

Using a rubber hammer I tapped the legs to the removal hole area and pulled out.

The old brittle finish on the legs was scraped off using my carbide scraper from Richard tools

A leg needed a reglue and clamp repair as well but progress is happening.

Using my wood glue it was all reassembled in reverse order. I like to use an wide artist brush to get the glue in all the nooks crannies and edges.

Then clamped well and left to dry well. A light hand sanding over everything then it was scrubbed well and ready to make pretty. 

For these antique pieces I love to use milk paint. I mixed up some Shackteau Interiors milk paint in kettle cove green for this little beauty.

Two coats were brushed on and when dry it was sanded smooth with a sponge sander distressing edges as I went.

To seal the milk paint I used hemp oil. Wipe it on with a chip brush, let soak in and wipe off with a blue shop towel. After it dried over night I rubbed in Jolie's clear wax then used their  brown wax around the edges and nooks and crannies to age it further.

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