So I decided to do something that I have never done before. I bought this used table from my cousin and took it home to refurbish. This isn't a great picture but it shows what it looked like when I got it home. Notice the worn corner of the table.
I got out my sander and I sanded, and sanded, and sanded. Then I sanded some more. It took a lot longer to sand off the finish than I though it would. I used three different grains of sand paper until it was down to just the raw wood.
Notice the difference between the two table shots. That's all done with using a different grade of sandpaper. I thought it was pretty cool but then again this was a fist time doing it for me.
And here is the final out come. I love it!! I stained the top ebony and used chalk paint on the chairs. But I definitely need to paint my kitchen now! Oh well that will be a project for a different day.