Felicitous ReDesigns

I scored this gorgeous c.1950's Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville coffee table. I was so excited to get to work that I completely forgot to take any "before" pics! I did contact the seller to see if he might still have any he could send so fingers crossed. There was a previous poor attempt at a refinish or maybe a cover up??? A reddish shellac or varnish was unevenly applied to the entire table. All that all came off first thing revealing the gorgeousness of the walnut woodgrain pattern. The legs are actually Ash (I think) so some staining and toning was needed to seamlessly marry the two wood types,

Why I love walnut….

I am loving this wood grain!

After and Before