Kitchen Table Refinish

I refinished my mom’s 60s Maple kitchen table. She wanted the top to be black, and the legs a cherry red.

I learned a few things
I should have taken a lot more material off the top to true the surface. Once the gloss was on, it’s obvious how many divots there are.

The top was toned with that black tinting stuff. 4-5 coats with water, then a few toner coats. I was really disappointed in how the different pieces of laminated maple took up the color. Overall it looks pretty nice though.

-- John Castle - Johncastle.org