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I was able to land this beautiful cherry side table for $20 through a Craigslist ad. It was love at first sight! I actually felt a little guilty for only paying twenty dollars for this piece. As soon as I got it home I already knew that this would look fabulous in a bold turquoise hue.
I took me a couple of days of sanding with 100 grit sand paper to finally get through the finish. I love the final outcome of sanded cherry wood. Even though the finish was gone it still had a darker almost auburn hue; which makes this wood perfect for distressing. After you paint and distress a cherry piece, you are able to get different colors to show through (i.e. auburn, golden light-wood color, in addition to the paint color). This provides a shabby piece with much more dimension.
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Even though this table was small, it still took me two coats of Martha Stewart's Araucana Teal to get it properly covered. I let it dry for a few days, and then started to distress the piece. I used a 100 grit sand paper for the legs and sides. I used a finer 220 grit paper for the table top. The table looked awesome, and oh-so very coastal chic.
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