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September 15, 2016

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

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I’ve had in my possession for several years, a beautiful mahogany leather top table, which belonged to my great grandmother. Her name was Ruby.  The grandmother who could cook and let me play in her purse.  The grandmother who always had something sitting on the stove for my brother and I to grab after lunch for a snack.  My favorite was her homemade biscuits and a piece of bacon.

The table was given to me mainly because it was in bad shape and no one liked it.  But, it was beautiful in my eyes and I knew someday I would restore it some how and make it beautiful again.

Learn how we restored an old worn out mahogany leather top table when we decoupaged it with sheet music. What a beauty it is now!

Hubby and I talked about what we were going to do with that table for years.  I mean years!

Then, one day as I was looking online and came up on a box that had been decoupaged with maps.  Ding, ding, ding!!  I knew what I wanted to do with that leather top on that round table.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

As you can see, the leather top had stains, burns and tears in it.  It was going to cost hundreds of dollars to replace the leather top.  But, to decoupage the table top, it would cost virtually nothing.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

Not only was the leather in bad shape, some  of the veneer was in bad shape and pulling from the table.


Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

I can only imagine how beautiful this table was so many years ago and how many stories it has heard from my great grandparents and other family members.  I remember this table as long as I can remember in my grandmother’s home.  I had to make it beautiful again for her.

So hubby started his work.

What we used to restore this table:

  • Old sheet music
  • Wood Stain
  • Wood Glue
  • Spray Paint
  • Spray Lacquer
  • Sand Paper – 150 grade
  • Steel Wool – Very fine or 0000 grade
  • Mod Podge
  • Sponge Brushes
  • Screwdriver
  • Hammer
  • Painters tape
  • Brass Cleaner
  • Glass top

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

First, he removed all the brass feet and hardware and cleaned them with the brass polish. You can also use ketchup to clean brass if you don’t have brass polish. He repaired all the veneer with wood glue which was coming off of the table top and on a couple of other areas where the wood had split.  He sanded down the really rough spots with sandpaper and then used the steel wool to make it smooth.  Next, he took a damp cloth of water and vinegar to clean the whole table of any residue left behind.

Once it was clean, it was time to spray paint just around the edge of the table with black where it meets the leather.  He taped a drape all around the table under the edge of the top before he began to spray.

He also made a template for the area where we were going to cover with sheet music.  The sheet music we chose came from an old Baptist hymnal.  We chose some of our favorite songs to use on the tabletop.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

Now I stepped in to start the craft end of our project.  I took one sheet at a time and used the Mod Podge on it with a sponge brush and followed the pattern all the way around the table until the edge was covered.  I would paint Mod Podge on the table, lay the sheet music on that and paint more Mod Podge on top.  I repeated this process all the way around the edge of the leather top.  It was nice to have a raised edge where the leather and the wood met to make a nice clean edge.  Once the edge was done, I just added other sheets of music until the whole thing was covered.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

As you can see the sheet music bubbled quite a bit during the process.  I did make sure there was a couple of coats on the whole top.  I was a bit nervous about how it was going to look after it dried.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

But after the Mod Podge completely dried overnight, all the sheet music was laying flat.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

It was such a beautiful site to see.  We both were so happy the way it turned out.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

After hubby was sure the top was completely dry, he sprayed the whole table with a couple of coats of lacquer for a beautiful shine.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

All the hardware was put back in place and a piece of glass was laid on the top of the table to protect it.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

I just love the claw feet on this old table.  Just a little elbow grease goes a long way.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

I know my grandmother would be so proud of how this table came out.  We both just loved how the music and the black edge works so well on the table.

Restore a Mahogany Leather Top Table with Sheet Music

When my mother came over to look at it, she asked me, “Why did you choose The Old Rugged Cross as the song you put on top?”  I told her that was just the way the sheet music ended up laying out at the end.  Then she said, “You know that was your grandma’s favorite song.” Tears came to my eyes.  I knew then.  Grandma loved it!

Enjoy,

Tammy

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  1. YCD says

    September 17, 2016 at 8:41 am

    This is my very very very first time reply to any online posts. At the end, your project brought tears to my eyes. How that Old Rugged Cross Jesus was hung on brings a new life to us! What a wonderful reminder from your renewed table! It’s so beautifully done! Enjoy!

    • Tammy says

      September 17, 2016 at 9:17 am

      Thank you for stopping by. I’m so glad you enjoyed the post.

  2. Patty Arriaga says

    September 18, 2016 at 3:04 pm

    I love your table! I have a question about the sheets of music that you used. Did you cut those out of the hymnal and lay out or did you enlarge them before placing them?

    • Tammy says

      September 18, 2016 at 3:38 pm

      We cut them out of the book. Since we had to have a clean line on the edge around the circle, we thought tearing them out would look funny when not every edge would be torn

  3. Travel Blogger says

    September 18, 2016 at 6:20 pm

    Wow! This is such an incredible idea! I am so not creative so I love to see ideas like this to give new life to old furniture.

  4. chei says

    September 18, 2016 at 7:24 pm

    Wow this looks great! Thank you for sharing.

  5. Elizabeth O. says

    September 18, 2016 at 7:55 pm

    That’s a lovely way to restore a table especially since it would be heartbreaking to sell. I love restoring furniture that has been part of the family for years, there’s a certain value that money can’t replace and it’s something that you can’t simply let go of.

    • Tammy says

      September 18, 2016 at 9:07 pm

      Thank you Elizabeth for stopping by

  6. Nicole Escat says

    September 19, 2016 at 9:46 am

    That looks so nice! I never thought that it can be restored and even much better.

  7. Rose Pingol says

    September 19, 2016 at 9:48 am

    I had a table like that but it looks old. Good thing I saw your post, I have an idea now what to do!

  8. Kendra says

    September 19, 2016 at 10:29 am

    I love this idea! Perfect for the music lover!

  9. Rosey says

    September 19, 2016 at 4:54 pm

    I can see why you were so happy with how it worked out! It looks fantastic!

  10. Heather says

    September 22, 2016 at 10:16 am

    How beautiful is this! We love music in our home, and I think this would be a perfect addition.

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