Back to the Future

I found this little table at a nearby garage sale and was drawn to it immediately.  I loved the curvy edges and skinny legs. I'm sure it's hard to tell from the picture, but this is an adorable 1950's table.  $10 Bucks?  Sold.

I took it home and started stripping --scraping off the layers and layers of paint:  grey, white, black and yellow.  The poor thing was drowning in paint!  My favorite paint stripping product is this.

There's something cool about watching the paint bubble up.  Once it sets for about 10 to 15 minutes, just use a plastic scraper and slide it along the surface.  The paint just falls off!! Oh! Be sure to wear gloves when working with the stripper.  It will really sting if you don't.  I know from experience.

Once it was sanded, I went back and forth on how it should look.  Stained? No.  Black? No.  White. Yes, white.  For some reason I'm usually afraid of white.  It just lacks so much color.  But I gave it a shot, and I'm so glad I did.  Look how cute!!