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I'd Never Noticed Parlor Tables Before
It's a funny thing. You buy a white car and all of a sudden you notice every white car on the road. That's what has happened to me. I saw a really cool table at an estate auction a while ago and won the bid. After I refinished it, all of a sudden I saw parlor tables everywhere - antique stores, estate sales, online...
Today I introduce you to Hannah, named after the man who owned the store that made her - Hannah's Furniture in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She had a tag on her underside: 
She was quite beat up with gouges on her table top.
We decided to pretty her up with Pure & Original Classico in Black Hills (a deep green) and add a bit of glitz with Champagne Metallic accents.
Materials
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Detailer's Sponge
THE PROCESS
STEP #1 - Prep by cleaning, sanding and filling in holes, gouges and scratches.
STEP #2 - Prime. I sprayed Zinsser 123 tinted in gray with my HomeRight Finish Max. 
STEP #3 - Paint with Pure & Original Classico in Black Hills (it's a very dark green). The coverage of this paint is amazing. Love, love, love this paint.
STEP #4 - Dry brush the details on the legs and apron with metallic paint. 
STEP #5 - Stencil a Moroccan Tile design on the top with Rustoleum's Champagne metallic paint. 
STEP #6 - Protect with (afflinks) Modern Masters Dead Flat varnish. I used a detailer's sponge to apply - so easy!
We found this table at a consignment shop that we like to visit every few months.
Find yourself some hot spots if you like to DIY and/or flip furniture.
- Find your local estate sales companies and sign up to get notifications via email or FB whenever they have a sale.Find a couple of good consignment shops that you can frequent. We have one that is about 30 minutes away and the other is in a touristy area a few hours away that we go to once a year and usually come home with half a dozen pieces.It takes a little time, but soon you get a feel for the business of DIY. You learn as you go along. Read. Learn. Do.
Do you flip for furniture? I do! Here is my first parlor table - I called her "Sophia". I have another waiting in the wings to be revived.OPPORTUNITIESDo you want to learn how to redesign furniture? Check into my Furniture Flipping Blueprint.Furniture Flipping Forum on Facebook – We are 38,000+ members strong from over 100 countries. Come join us!Until next time...XOXO
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Hi Val. I found you when looking for Hannah’s Furniture. I have a half circle side table that was my grandmother’s when I was a kid in the 50s and 60s. I rescued it from my sister who did not take care of it. When I saw it left out on her porch, I said “I’m taking this”. Lol.. I wanted to find out how old it is. Do you know of anyone who could help me get that information?
I LOVE what you did with yours.
Thanks for any information.
There are many antique identification groups on facebook. Give them a try.
I found the same parlor table you just painted. Can you tell me how old it is? Loved how yours came out.
Great post! I’m actually the great great granddaughter of FC Hannahs. The last name is pronounced “Hannahs” (Han – nas) and not Hannah’s. I love the Moroccan stencil you did to the top. Have a great day.
Interesting, thanks for the info!
I have one of these tables & fortunately it’s not as nice as other antiques, but people junking them up with bad pain jobs don’t deserve to have anything nice – EVER!