Leather top table makeover

If you have a piece of furniture with a leather top or drawers you have a choice. You can paint right over the leather or you can keep the leather as is and paint around it. I’ve had clients …

Reloved Rubbish: Leather Topped Table: Chalk Paint Makeover

restore a mahogany leather top table with sheet music, crafts, painted furniture, woodworking projects

These end tables were in need of a new top - making a new herringbone wood top using paint sticks was the perfect solution.

Have you ever had a desk or table with a leather top? Was that leather top in questionable condition with scratches or water marks? Did you think replacing the…

Never judge a book by its cover, right? Or maybe we should say never judge a table by its ugly green top!

My customer brought me her vintage drop side leather top tables for a makeover. As you can see the leather was worn and crackled which made the tables look old…

Kathy got this leather-top table for free from her employer and we can see why! The leather top was stained and discolored like crazy. Kathy almost didn’t take it home, then she thought of one last-ditch DIY thing to try and that made all the difference. Turns out, it was the brilliant magic of leather dye that helped this table look so good. Great save! From Kathy: Thanks to the internet I learned that you can re-dye leather. It went really well!

Yes! You can Paint the leather by Just the Woods.

Painting end tables with leather inlay - I have two end tables which I would like to paint, but they have leather inlay with gold scroll covering most of b…

Have you ever had a desk or table with a leather top? Was that leather top in questionable condition with scratches or water marks? Did you think replacing the leather was the only way to fix that problem? I purchased this little stand from our local Habitat for Humanity Restore. Overall this piece was solid. No wobbling. All 4 of the little wooden wheels were still attached. The drawer (looks like two drawers) was intact. As you can see the finish was scratched and chipped. Water…

How to refinish leather using wood stain.

antique leather top end table chalk paint makeover

My customer brought me her vintage drop side leather top tables for a makeover. As you can see the leather was worn and crackled which made the tables look old…

I was ask by a local doctor if I would have a try and restore his office leather top desk. He said it had been in the family for awhile and had sentimental value. When the desk arrive it looked a lot worse than when I looked at it in his office. The computer and notepads were hiding all the damage. He was also under the impression that it was an antique. Once I started sanding the wood I realise the top, sides and drawer fronts were a veneer and the base front was MDF. To clean up the…

10 posts published by cheltenhamroad during July 2011

Looking to take your table to the next level? Check out this tutorial to learn an awesome easy leather technique.

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I found this sweet coffee table at a thrift store and snatched it up. It has clean lines with just a hint of curves on the ends to give ...