Did I mention that we had had a piece of furniture refinished for us? In fact it's been in the process of refinishing for some time now. First we had it stripped; I know, I know, Leigh and Lesley Keno would be appalled, but we're not in it for the money. We merely want a piece of furniture that isn't terribly scarred. After stripping we had a new piece of mahogany veneer applied on the base. And that was a far as we got. I think we may have thought that some day we'd put on the stain, but that day never came. Through idle conversation with a friend we got the name of someone who could do the final step for us (good thing, too).
The mahogany library table was in my family, and I remember it as being a permanent fixture in the living room of my grandparents' home. One of my brothers and I are trying to find out (he through my grandmother's diaries and I through research on the table itself) whether my grandparents purchased the table or whether it came from my great-grandparents. We may never know, but I am very glad to have it.
This is the way it looks in the natural light coming through the window of the study. It's a lovey piece, isn't it?
It's beautiful! Where is it going to live?
ReplyDeleteThank you; we love it in the computer room so D can spread out his paperwork!
ReplyDeleteDave had told me that you had the table refinished. I remember the peeling veneer and the cracked, dark finish. It is absolutely beautiful.
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