拯救桌子－replacing tabletop

这套patio set 从loblaw 买回来，已经经历5，6年的风雨，桌面锈迹斑斑，每次用的时候都要铺上桌布，今年夏天打算换掉，寻寻觅觅在canadian tire 看上一款teak table, 但800$的pirce tag 远远超出我的预算，于是上网寻找idea, inspiration. 感谢网上的blogger 们，很多实用的例子，并且有照片有详细的DIY步骤。蓝图在头脑中渐渐清晰起来，然后开始测量，去Homedepot咨询，Lumber 区的员工很专业，耐心，推荐我用这种cedar woods (香柏木），是用来做fence （篱笆）的， 成本也适中，并且HD可以为顾客切割，另外收费，精心量好尺寸，计算用料，买回来, 开始拼puzzle，订钉子，刷漆，打磨，一张锈迹斑斑的桌子变身为低调灰色的artwork, 特意把年份印上纪念这个夏天，桌子的用料和所用的工具在下文有说明。

Material:

1. 8 1X6X6 cedar fence plunks

2. 1 box of 1 1/2 screw

3. 4 corner braces

4. MinWax Stain 2750 Jacob

5. While Acrylic paint (used for dry brushing for weathered look )

6. Gray Stain (water proof)

tools: hammer, ruler, power drill

Rusty look (before)

plunk woods from Home Depot. roughly cost 80$, 上钉之前拼puzzle, 图片里的工具箱是多年前买给老公的父亲节礼物，好像我用的比他多 ：）

corner braces are life saver for this project. they hold frames nicely together

这一步是做旧（distress）过程，就是放一些螺钉，石子用锤子敲打在新桌面上留下痕迹，让木头看上去很有历史的赶脚，就是不要那么簇新， 懂了吧？

1st coat of stain, MinWax 2750 Jacob，其实刷完这层漆，桌面看上去已经很漂亮了，有点犹豫是否继续white wash 和刷灰漆，最后还是决定冒险一次，想试试white wash。

2nd coat dry brush paint acrylic white paint on top of stain then sand it off, 做到这一步，还没后悔，也很惊喜，每个步骤都有不同的效果出来，吸引着我很向往 "what's next?"

Final result. A truly weathered look, let's remember 2016.

Summer garden thyme table decor.

I took following photo to demonstrate how the store advertise their products, we have to keep in mind all accessories NOT included. so we won't be surprised when we bought a new furniture, it didn't look pretty or nice in our house as it did in the show room. we all learnt it in a hard way.

Lesson: picture how will you use the new piece in your own house.