Goodwill Renovation Finally Complete!

This is what it looked like when I bought it. This is what it looks like now:




I stripped off the old paint with a citrus paint stripper. It was messy and smelly and I had to use scotch brite to get the most stubborn paint off. Then I did a somewhat desultory job of sanding the surface smooth. A few days later I used a tinted stain to get the nice green color. After that had dried, I used a water based paint to paint the white accents and then covered the whole thing with a satin finish varnish to finish it off. I wish I had thought to take a picture before I covered the thing in books, but I think you can still get the picture. I love it!