goodwill hexagon end table....

i found this table at the goodwill store for $5.00.  five bucks!!

what a deal, huh?

i guess this is why......

eeewwwww!!!

i think it was grease, it didn't smell like mold it smelled like gasoline/kerosene...

i don't know what it was, but i don't think it was mold.....but i bleached it anyway!!!

the veneer was completely peeling away on the top of the piece..

it was a hot mess...

but...

it had some really pretty side panels

i loved the carved flower design. and i knew i could make this piece shine.

i really liked the hardware but one of the door knobs was missing  :(

 i scraped the veneer off of the top with my big barbecue spatula

because i don't have any special tools for scraping veneer off of the top of a side table....

it worked great but under the top was plywood.  

 i sanded the whole thing down and filled it with some wood filler and sanded it again.  i gave it two coats of kilz primer before painting it 

 a soft creamy color.

 i love how the paint brought out the detail of the pretty flower carving in the panels.

after painting it, i glazed it with a gray glaze.....

but i hated it.... 

so i repainted it

and ever so gently distressed it...

 and painted the hinges with an oil rubbed bronze spray paint.

 now i just need to find some killer knobs for the door.  i'll be hitting the hobby lobby when they have their knobs half price..

and i'll post a final picture when i find them.