Solid Wood Or Veneer Dining Table
Dining room table makeover refinishing a wood veneer table by stacy 33 comments my sister has lived in her new home for about a year now and has started to feel settled enough that she has been having me help her fix things up and decorate a bit.
Solid wood or veneer dining table. For family meals and entertaining you ll need a wood dining table such as the banks extending table. Whether new or old almost all mahogany walnut satinwood and yew wood case pieces are veneer and a few may be solid. In contrast veneer isn t cut from the log it s sliced with a knife like lunch meat into 1 32 leaves or sheets. You have the option to paint or stain veneer pieces.
Because the wood layer is so thin you don t want to sand it too much. It s crafted from kiln dried solid poplar with an alder veneer and it has a hand applied finish. Like any furniture piece you need to prep the veneer to help the paint stick properly. With kitchen cabinetry drawers and anything built in or paneled you really.
With solid wood timber is typically sawn into 1 thick boards. The outer layer of veneer furniture is made from real wood so you can refinish it like a solid wood piece. When extended the smaller size seats up to 10 people and the larger size seats up to 12. This elegant table comes in two sizes.