Who doesn’t love Mid-century Modern, right?
I found this piece for $15 on Facebook Marketplace and I knew I had to have it. I have been trying to zero in on continuing to create bold designs I love but that are not too out there that they turn off potential buyers. I feel like I met the mark on this one! Not too out there, but just enough spark to make wherever its new home is a little more dynamic😘
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Before Zar Stain
I had a few repair spots on this piece and needed to make sure the stain looked uniform across the entire piece. These were my results after one round of wood conditioner and one coat of Early American stain. While I loved the color, the stain wasn’t soaking into the repair spots the way I would have liked.
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After Zar Stain
I reeaally didn’t want to paint the top of this piece. I had used Zar’s stains before on other flips with great results and much larger repairs so I decided I’d take a look and see if they had any colors that would be similar to Early American by Minwax. I took a preconditioned, stain with one coat of Early American, popsicle stick with me to the hardware store to help me compare the stains more easily. I ended up going with their stain color called Aged Bourbon and I’m thrilled with the results!
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Final Results
The trick to making these repair spots blend in with the wood grain is to use a coarse brush like this one to apply the stain and let it nearly dry before wiping off any excess. This technique has always given me the best results. Honestly, I need to build up my inventory of Zar stains because they never disappoint!
Linked Supplies
Repairs:
Stainable wood filler
Putty knife
Sanding block multi pack
Orbital sander
Sanding disc variety pack
Staining:
Tack cloth - use after sanding and before applying any stain our paint to make sure you have all the dust and grit removed. Using a paper towel alone won’t get it all, it’s more likely to just move the debris around on the surface, but these cloths have a little stickiness to them to ensure you don’t leave anything behind.
Rags - I use rags made from Alex’s old white T-shirts to apply the the wood conditioner but I am going through them faster that he is wearing them out so recently I’ve started using these.
Wood conditioner - a must-have. This stuff prepares bare wood for staining. It penetrates the grain of the wood to for uniform absorption of oil-based stains
Coarse brush - I use this for applying the stain to my repair spots to mirror the visual texture of the wood grain
Stain - This stuff is magic!!!
Paint Brushes: I am partial to Purdy. They are very affordable and great quality. Most of my brushes are 2 inches wide, but I always have at least one of each of these on hand:
- Paint brush
- Top coat brush
Paint and Top Coat:
Paint Color - Mod Yellow by Sherwin Williams, 1 Quart- Sherwin Williams Showcase- Satin Finish
BB Frösch as always! Lately I’ve been buying the larger jugs of it but it you only need enough for 1 quart of paint you can find that here.
Top Coat - Varathane Clear Satin Water-Based Interior Polyurethane
Hardware - brushed brass finish