I have an interesting shortcut to a similar result. Strip the varnish, use White shoe polish and a cotton cloth. Spread and buff. It's easier to get an even finish than with bleach or TSP, and it's less toxic. Seal with either wax or a clear varnish. The show polish won't damage the veneer. When I was young, single and broke, I salvaged a dining table and used this technique. It looked great. I ended up selling it for 350 dollars, which was a lot back in 1982. It was art deco style did not work with the decor of my first serious relationship. All you need is a good eye for a diamond in the rough and a little imagination. Sometimes you can find better quality of furniture on the trash heap than the expensive crap they sell at Pottery Barn or Restoration Hardware.
Katcha! - Here is one to try... Ebonize a piece of carved oak furniture! Soak steel wool in white vinegar then apply the mixture to a nice carved oak that you have removed (stripped off) the finish from. I yields a very beautiful , very dark (almost black), natural looking finish! By the way we are a Dixie Belle retailer on the Jersey Shore and we really enjoy your videos. We tell all our customers about you - to watch your videos for great tips on painting with Dixie Belle (and painting in general). Your videos are an art in themselves! Thank you for your great work, you make watching really fun!
This piece turned out amazing! I was so relieved when you did use chalk paint on the tiles, thank you for showing how it goes on any surface. And total score on that hardware! Good job!
What a fresh idea. I love how it turned out. After watching 9,000 videos on painting furniture, it was refreshing to see something different. With the great waxes out now, there are so many more options for sealing wood while avoiding that orange tone from decades past.
Thank you for clarifying the bleaching process. It is a pretty alternative for those certain pieces! So great to see and hear your infectious smile and laugh. You are such an inspiration to we newbies. I won't be as gun shy about trying this process...outside of course. 😊
This project was awesome to watch thank you! I am feeling pretty devastated that the tile was covered with paint, that was my favorite part about this piece!!
Mr RUclips reading my mind again.☺️ I've stripped my table top off back to bare wood and was contemplating buying a bleaching kit.found they were a little pricey. Then contemplated exactly what you have done.Its abeautiful job.I cannot wait to do mine now .thanks for the inspo you wonder girl.
Stunning ! Love the look of natural wood furniture ! I have been wanting to do a bleached piece for a long time but just have never found “that” piece. You found a fantastic one, love your choices, and knobs at that price and oh so pretty! Wow , I’m headed to TJ ‘s in the morning for sure , never even thought about them selling them! Thanks for the heads up! Love everything you do , and what an amazing place you have, I can smell all that fresh glorious fresh air ❣️
Loved how the wood turned out. I actually liked the look with tile better than the paint.... sorry. You do have a gift of vision and of color when you do your projects and I am so impressed. Although I am a wood purest You have have encouraged me to try to paint some older pieces.
I would love to have seen the original hardware up close I found it rather interesting to look at the color would have been interesting on another piece
Kacha, beautifull job, it is amazing. You gaveme confidence to bleach a buffet server that was 80 years old. I was so afraid to sand and bleach it, but it came out great. I followed your instructions to the letter, and was so happy with the end result. Thanks for sharing your expertise! 😊
Believe it or not, all of the 50's blond furniture I have stripped over the years was actually mahogany with a painted finish to give it the blond look.
It was called limed oak. It came back early 2000s for a brief time. I liked the limed oak look. Have a dresser that has a fold down secretary desk, very unique, all wood, no veneer. Given to me, former owner had done some painting but the piece is too good to paint. Will consider the bleaching.
I love what you paint, but I also love the natural look of real wood. The design in the grain is exquisite. Bleaching brings it right out to be seen. I got a lot of information from your tutorial. I'm working on an old oak washstand that I'm going to bleach and seal to use as a bedside table. Once the yellow and orange is gone, the grain will be beautiful. At my age, it is a definite chore, but I'm in no hurry! Thank you once again for showing us how to do stuff!
I have been a carpenter and working with wood for 20 years now and restoring pieces and I have never seen that done with bleach before so thank you very much it come up or very well I like it.
Love the table personally I would have left the tiles alone but each to their own The table looks modern and clean and the draw handles are nice and you're right TK Max have lovely hardware
I agree about the tiles. They should have been left alone, for my taste. They could have been muted a bit by painting some of the individual tile pieces. I think this would have made the end result more polished looking, for me. The piece is so beautiful though and I learned a lot from this video. I love how comfortable she is with the sander and her knowledge of resurfacing wood, being all thumbs myself.
This may sound very silly... can you do a video on how to use a sander... what sander you use... and how to put the sander together and use it. Thank you 💗
@@kathybenninger2643 I understand that, but did you ever think that maybe I'd like to see a video by her. I am following her for a reason.... just thought I'd ask her to make a video.
Kacha, You are the BEST!!!! I'm so happy to find this video on how to safely apply AND remove household bleach from furniture. I've seen other videos & tutorials with instructions "use white vinegar & water to neutralize household bleach" on wood furniture. Mixing vinegar and household bleach forms chlorine gas. My mother almost died mixing the two many years go. I understand that there are different types of bleach and I am strictly referring to HOUSEHOLD bleach. Thank you.
I wish you were my neighbor!!! I would bring you every piece of furniture I own from my mother and grandmother. I have pieces from the 1800’s as well as the first half century following. You have an amazing personality to match your extraordinary talent and we would be fast friends!!
I was just thinking that this piece is gorgeous, definitely expensive in the southwest, but I did miss watching you paint and learning the techniques and tips that you teach. 😊
Beautiful!! I love this technique, too! I found it by accident when my project got too dark and I tried bleaching it. Worked like a charm! I don’t worry, though I know I should, about the smell. I clean my whole house in bleach quite often; especially in the kids’ bathroom. I have five boys!! Ha! Bleach is my best friend! Also, not sure if you’re Russian, but your accent makes me miss my old neighborhood so much. I had many Russian friends there. Ugh. I miss them!!! 😭
Enjoyed this video and I think it would be fun to experiment with the raw wood look. But, I love the painting and hope it doesn't go out of style! Thanks for the inspiration!
You've Done it again 👏👏👏there so many people's trying to do it like you I just can't find anyone that's unique like you you are a original you pieces just standout you are your own Picasso love love your work that's just me👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👍👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👉👈👏👏👏👏👏✌👐❤❤❤❤❤❤💗💗💗💗💞💞💞💝💝💝💝
Gorgeous!! Can’t believe those knobs....perfect for your piece! Of course must have Kacha GOLD.....love it.....yes experiment🌟🙌🏻 Thank you for sharing 😊 Kimberly from Delaware
I like when you throw something new at us once in awhile. This turned out really cool!! I will have to give wood bleaching a try! Thank you for amazing inspiration as always! ❤️
Enjoyed the tutorial. But, for me, I was saddened by the painting of the tile. The tile made the table top pop. You could have did a little gold around that instead of painting it. Still I must say, I enjoy your work, and tutorials. :)
I really like your videos. I always wanted to know what to do with furniture that I like the style of but not the finish. Your great at what you do. Thanks for all the great ideas.
This table turned out phenomenally well 👍. Please include a before and after at the end. It's hard to remember exactly what the old piece looked like. Thanks for the video 💛
Technically, with it being a digital video, you can just position the slider to go back to the beginning and see, what it looked like.😇 But I know what you mean. I was waiting for a before and after, too. It's more satisfying and rounds up the video, if you see side by side where you started and where you ended up. Isn't it funny that we'd rather have the creator take the extra step and edit that in instead if just rewinding?
I am loving this! I have been trying to get ideas for some furniture in my husband's man cave. I won't have to worry about the paint getting any damage with this technique. Thanks for showing us how
A lovely finish. I would love to see this after a year or so of daily use, to know how effective the primer was in getting the paint to remain adhered to the tile.
I have tables from the 1950's or possibly 1940's that ate 'Bleached' woodened tables with heavy varnish. Because of their age, the varnish has yellowed and marks have appeared due to many moves and age. I have always wanted to refinish them yet had no idea and present day wood refinishing furniture people around me do not know how to do this process. This is the first time I have seen someone do this process and you have inspired me to refinish my tables. Can you or do you have any suggestions to aid me in this process? Thank you. Love your table by the way.
I love every video you give us!! Bleach tecnique es very new for me. But, I have to be honest, to cover the tiles it was a huge mistake for me. I hoped you would think "out of the box", and take advantage about that priceless tiles work. Anyway, i love your works and your sense of humor. Greetings from Montevideo (Uruguay)
That piece would have honestly looked great stained dark dark almost black. You did a great job either way looks very nice. My wife has been giving me projects on old 1960s furniture and some of it needs to be painted to look more up to date. But there are a few pieces that are going to take a good 40 hours to sand down and restain. I've been watching a bunch of your videos I never painted furniture I always sanded repaired and restained which takes a significant amount of time
I sanded my butcher block laminate counter tops really well then gave them a matte black paint coating to which I added white, pale gray sea sponged accents (I had a black piece of genuine marble to copy) then very thin veins to emulate marble. After a first coat of Varathane Liquid plastic (now called polyurethane) I sanded with varying degrees of sand paper then added more veining and another coat of Varathane. I did this 6 times, omitting the new veins the last three times. The more coats you add and sand in between, the deeper the veining helping to give the illusion of genuine marble. This was a technique I learned in the theatre called trompe l’oeil or “fool the eye”.......
I have an interesting shortcut to a similar result. Strip the varnish, use White shoe polish and a cotton cloth. Spread and buff. It's easier to get an even finish than with bleach or TSP, and it's less toxic. Seal with either wax or a clear varnish. The show polish won't damage the veneer. When I was young, single and broke, I salvaged a dining table and used this technique. It looked great. I ended up selling it for 350 dollars, which was a lot back in 1982. It was art deco style did not work with the decor of my first serious relationship. All you need is a good eye for a diamond in the rough and a little imagination. Sometimes you can find better quality of furniture on the trash heap than the expensive crap they sell at Pottery Barn or Restoration Hardware.
I have a small round table and I’m going to try your tip with the white shoe polish. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽
Will the stripper hurt the veneer?
@@karinelliott9779 Strippers hurt veneer if they dance in it their heels.
Thank- you, just might try your method.
What kind of sand paper #? For first sanding
It dawned on me why you love gold so much... You have the Midas touch every you touch turns to gold...love this piece...you are awesome!!!
How cute. What a clever epiphany!
Yes she does!
Katcha! - Here is one to try... Ebonize a piece of carved oak furniture! Soak steel wool in white vinegar then apply the mixture to a nice carved oak that you have removed (stripped off) the finish from. I yields a very beautiful , very dark (almost black), natural looking finish! By the way we are a Dixie Belle retailer on the Jersey Shore and we really enjoy your videos. We tell all our customers about you - to watch your videos for great tips on painting with Dixie Belle (and painting in general). Your videos are an art in themselves! Thank you for your great work, you make watching really fun!
I'm really loving the bleached furniture look. Thanks for showing us how it's done. Beautiful piece, Kacha.
This piece was one of my favorites. Taking away instead of adding. Bringing out the natural beauty. I loved this episode. Thanks.
This piece turned out amazing! I was so relieved when you did use chalk paint on the tiles, thank you for showing how it goes on any surface. And total score on that hardware! Good job!
I actually love this piece, it looks original and beautiful. Doesn't look redone , just looks unique...
I libeled the original look too ! Very rustic.
You took the table from cheap to chic it's lovely 👍🏼
It turned out beautiful - and I loved seeing your puppy in the yard with you too. (cute pup)
I am so glad to see the natural wood again !
What a fresh idea. I love how it turned out. After watching 9,000 videos on painting furniture, it was refreshing to see something different. With the great waxes out now, there are so many more options for sealing wood while avoiding that orange tone from decades past.
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Love your work and how you treat your pieces with love ❤️! “ I’m going to make her pretty!”😁! You are gifted 🤗
Thank you for clarifying the bleaching process. It is a pretty alternative for those certain pieces! So great to see and hear your infectious smile and laugh. You are such an inspiration to we newbies. I won't be as gun shy about trying this process...outside of course. 😊
When I saw bleach, my first thought was 'can't possibly work, bleach can be dangerous etc' watching it, I absolutely love it. Thank you!
I think we should all say how amazing her backyard is kept with perfect grass trimmed and trees perfectly in the foreground. Awesome!
With a completely different style, you hit it right on, yet again!
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This project was awesome to watch thank you! I am feeling pretty devastated that the tile was covered with paint, that was my favorite part about this piece!!
I’m glad that you stepped outside your comfort zone to try this. It looks really good Kacha!😍
Mr RUclips reading my mind again.☺️ I've stripped my table top off back to bare wood and was contemplating buying a bleaching kit.found they were a little pricey. Then contemplated exactly what you have done.Its abeautiful job.I cannot wait to do mine now .thanks for the inspo you wonder girl.
This product is AMAZING! I also used it to clean the varnish accumulated in my oven for so many years of use.
Stunning ! Love the look of natural wood furniture ! I have been wanting to do a bleached piece for a long time but just have never found “that” piece. You found a fantastic one, love your choices, and knobs at that price and oh so pretty! Wow , I’m headed to TJ ‘s in the morning for sure , never even thought about them selling them! Thanks for the heads up!
Love everything you do , and what an amazing place you have, I can smell all that fresh glorious fresh air ❣️
Loved how the wood turned out. I actually liked the look with tile better than the paint.... sorry. You do have a gift of vision and of color when you do your projects and I am so impressed. Although I am a wood purest You have have encouraged me to try to paint some older pieces.
I would love to have seen the original hardware up close I found it rather interesting to look at the color would have been interesting on another piece
The tiles were unusual
Hootymae: I agree. I really like the bleached wood, but I would have left the tiles as they were, rather than paint them.
I agree the title looked better
I agree about the tile...I wouldn't paint over tile I may find some other tile or wood inlay instead.
Kacha, beautifull job, it is amazing. You gaveme confidence to bleach a buffet server that was 80 years old. I was so afraid to sand and bleach it, but it came out great. I followed your instructions to the letter, and was so happy with the end result. Thanks for sharing your expertise! 😊
Wow I have whole set of this type of furniture in storage that was my mom's. I feel like this an amazing idea for it.
My parents bedroom furniture new in 1950 was blonde oak. Probably done the same way, it was so pale and modern.
Believe it or not, all of the 50's blond furniture I have stripped over the years was actually mahogany with a painted finish to give it the blond look.
It was called limed oak. It came back early 2000s for a brief time. I liked the limed oak look. Have a dresser that has a fold down secretary desk, very unique, all wood, no veneer. Given to me, former owner had done some painting but the piece is too good to paint. Will consider the bleaching.
@@adrianguynn5807 eek! That's sad to me, I love Mahogany wood!!
I love what you paint, but I also love the natural look of real wood. The design in the grain is exquisite. Bleaching brings it right out to be seen. I got a lot of information from your tutorial. I'm working on an old oak washstand that I'm going to bleach and seal to use as a bedside table. Once the yellow and orange is gone, the grain will be beautiful. At my age, it is a definite chore, but I'm in no hurry! Thank you once again for showing us how to do stuff!
Have fun! I’d love to see it! ❤️
It’s a lovely beach wood look using the bleach. I love your creativity!!! Thanks 🙏 for the hardware tip as well!!
Wow you are very brave to use bleach when wearing black! I always end up with bleach spots on my clothes
I don’t think brave is the right word.
Nadia Stokes Me too, I have a "collection" of clothes, with those lovely 'brownish/grey" color spots. Bleh. LOL
Don't you people use work with paint only clothes? I do.
I wore my old clothes and was not worried about getting bleach on it. Anyway I ended up with no bleach on me. 😂
@@screeningmimi I always end up with orange blotches on my black clothes!
This is one of my favorite projects you've shown on your channel. I really feel inspired to do that with some of my pieces. Thank you.
I have been a carpenter and working with wood for 20 years now and restoring pieces and I have never seen that done with bleach before so thank you very much it come up or very well I like it.
Love the table personally I would have left the tiles alone but each to their own The table looks modern and clean and the draw handles are nice and you're right TK Max have lovely hardware
I like the tiles too. :-( The wood IS lovely though.
Yup, the tiles made it more unique
I agree about the tiles. They should have been left alone, for my taste. They could have been muted a bit by painting some of the individual tile pieces. I think this would have made the end result more polished looking, for me. The piece is so beautiful though and I learned a lot from this video. I love how comfortable she is with the sander and her knowledge of resurfacing wood, being all thumbs myself.
Same here I actually liked the tiles, didn’t like what she did there.
Yes I too would have left the tiles.
WOW!!! Just WOW! Doesn't get any better than this!
This may sound very silly... can you do a video on how to use a sander... what sander you use... and how to put the sander together and use it. Thank you 💗
That might just happen one day, great idea!
you can go on youtube to see anything with a sander.
@@kathybenninger2643 I understand that, but did you ever think that maybe I'd like to see a video by her. I am following her for a reason.... just thought I'd ask her to make a video.
You don't know how to use a sander?
@@Lauralaey5 if I did do you think I would be asking smartass??!!!!!!
Kacha, You are the BEST!!!! I'm so happy to find this video on how to safely apply AND remove household bleach from furniture. I've seen other videos & tutorials with instructions "use white vinegar & water to neutralize household bleach" on wood furniture. Mixing vinegar and household bleach forms chlorine gas. My mother almost died mixing the two many years go. I understand that there are different types of bleach and I am strictly referring to HOUSEHOLD bleach. Thank you.
This came out amazing!!! Love it 😍😍😍
This is a lovely project Kacha..you have given me inspiration. I also love your accent and the way you speak your very good English.
I wish you were my neighbor!!! I would bring you every piece of furniture I own from my mother and grandmother. I have pieces from the 1800’s as well as the first half century following. You have an amazing personality to match your extraordinary talent and we would be fast friends!!
Don’t do these types of renovations on antique furniture!!!
The original tile made it look very RICH and very unique. The gold design thing really took away from it, but you did a good job bleaching the table.
beautiful! you are not only talented, inspiring, and smart, but you are cute and funny Thank you Kacha!!!
Wow that inspired me to do a bleached top and white body on an old sideboard! You are so very creative!
Yes!
This makes me want to go yard sale shopping!
Think the bleached wood would look cool with an image transfer also 💜
Interesting techqnique !! Beautiful result ☺️
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Love the bleach look, but would have preferred a bit of shading to make the gold pop on top 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I was just thinking that this piece is gorgeous, definitely expensive in the southwest, but I did miss watching you paint and learning the techniques and tips that you teach. 😊
They will be right back next week!
It's a lovely piece of wood. I love the design of the wood. You did it justice with the bleach method. Very nice.
Beautiful!! I love this technique, too! I found it by accident when my project got too dark and I tried bleaching it. Worked like a charm! I don’t worry, though I know I should, about the smell. I clean my whole house in bleach quite often; especially in the kids’ bathroom. I have five boys!! Ha! Bleach is my best friend!
Also, not sure if you’re Russian, but your accent makes me miss my old neighborhood so much. I had many Russian friends there. Ugh. I miss them!!! 😭
It’s always a challenge for me to figure out how you are going to make it beautiful.... love your talent! Thank you !❤️
Enjoyed this video and I think it would be fun to experiment with the raw wood look. But, I love the painting and hope it doesn't go out of style! Thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous 👏🏼 love natural look, great job Kacha 💃🏻 idk why ppl thumbs down this lovely piece of furniture still u did great girl 👍🏻
Gorgeous!! Who knew Clorox was for furniture too? And those knobs are perfect! You are so talented, Kacha!
Omgosh I love this Kacha!!! Such a beautiful wood tone & of course I love the gold! My Friday is complete 💋❤️💃🏼
I love the raw wood and good matches perfectly!!!
Turned out lovely ☺️
LOVE this method
Beautiful table
Simple elegance
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That is gorgeous. I didn't realise you could stencil with gilding wax.
You never cease to amaze me!
Of course it looks beautiful because Kacha made it! 🥰🥰🥰
This piece is amazing. I love the bleaching process. The knobs are amazing. Thanks for a great instructional video !
I've been bringing your videos all week, I'm excited for this one!
Glad you like them!
Gorgeous!! Can’t believe those knobs....perfect for your piece! Of course must have Kacha GOLD.....love it.....yes experiment🌟🙌🏻 Thank you for sharing 😊 Kimberly from Delaware
So great!! Going to try this with a huge coffee table! 😬😬 wish me luck! I’m a newbie! Thank you for making your videos!!
I went from hating this piece before - to loving it after you were done. The gold made it beautiful! Great job!!
I like when you throw something new at us once in awhile. This turned out really cool!! I will have to give wood bleaching a try! Thank you for amazing inspiration as always! ❤️
Enjoyed the tutorial. But, for me, I was saddened by the painting of the tile. The tile made the table top pop. You could have did a little gold around that instead of painting it.
Still I must say, I enjoy your work, and tutorials. :)
Love the bleached look with the awesome gold...I too love gold.
The outside was so beautiful...super lucky. The piece was spectacular, loved it
This was a nice change of pace!!
It really turned out so gorgeous!!
Great job!! Beautiful especially with the touch of gold.
Yes very Excited to See this 👍
I am now watching two videos at once- one on tv, this on phone! You are expanding the universe for so many of us- you blow me away with your art!
Painting is therapeutical. Like gardening. As usual a lovely outcome!
I really like your videos. I always wanted to know what to do with furniture that I like the style of but not the finish. Your great at what you do. Thanks for all the great ideas.
That is so pretty, and a lot of fun to watch!!😍
This table turned out phenomenally well 👍. Please include a before and after at the end. It's hard to remember exactly what the old piece looked like. Thanks for the video 💛
Technically, with it being a digital video, you can just position the slider to go back to the beginning and see, what it looked like.😇 But I know what you mean. I was waiting for a before and after, too. It's more satisfying and rounds up the video, if you see side by side where you started and where you ended up. Isn't it funny that we'd rather have the creator take the extra step and edit that in instead if just rewinding?
Loved the bleaching, I liked the original tiles it looked great.
Better than the gold.
Totally acord , i love to see the natural wood.
Absolutely gorgeous ♥️
Wowza 😍 this is beautiful!
I am loving this! I have been trying to get ideas for some furniture in my husband's man cave. I won't have to worry about the paint getting any damage with this technique. Thanks for showing us how
My husband likes this look too!
Thanks for showing how to do this. Turned out really great! Love the hardware, too.
A lovely finish. I would love to see this after a year or so of daily use, to know how effective the primer was in getting the paint to remain adhered to the tile.
I missed having a painted piece but this was gorgeous. I love the touch of gold. Just perfect 🤩
Wow Beautiful !! Can't believe she did that in black clothes!! Braver than me!!
What a stunning masterpiece..Excellent Work!
I have tables from the 1950's or possibly 1940's that ate 'Bleached' woodened tables with heavy varnish. Because of their age, the varnish has yellowed and marks have appeared due to many moves and age. I have always wanted to refinish them yet had no idea and present day wood refinishing furniture people around me do not know how to do this process. This is the first time I have seen someone do this process and you have inspired me to refinish my tables. Can you or do you have any suggestions to aid me in this process? Thank you. Love your table by the way.
Thank you for showing the bleaching technique. I don't love the gold (that's just personal preference), but the finished piece looks great!
Oh wow! Oh wow! Wonderful. Thanks for sharing
I never knew bleach could do that!! Very pretty. Thank you for your tutorials.
Love it! You just always know what to do, to make each piece shine! 😍
Absolutely beautiful..love what you did to this!😍
Awesome and beautiful. Thank you for sharing how you did this!!!
It’s one of a kind and it’s gorgeous!
I love every video you give us!! Bleach tecnique es very new for me. But, I have to be honest, to cover the tiles it was a huge mistake for me. I hoped you would think "out of the box", and take advantage about that priceless tiles work. Anyway, i love your works and your sense of humor. Greetings from Montevideo (Uruguay)
That piece would have honestly looked great stained dark dark almost black. You did a great job either way looks very nice. My wife has been giving me projects on old 1960s furniture and some of it needs to be painted to look more up to date. But there are a few pieces that are going to take a good 40 hours to sand down and restain. I've been watching a bunch of your videos I never painted furniture I always sanded repaired and restained which takes a significant amount of time
Could have never thought of it! Love the look!
Love it, I'm going to try it
What about painting on melamine or laminate. Would love some ideas.
Prime with oil based primer after fine sanding then paint
I sanded my butcher block laminate counter tops really well then gave them a matte black paint coating to which I added white, pale gray sea sponged accents (I had a black piece of genuine marble to copy) then very thin veins to emulate marble. After a first coat of Varathane Liquid plastic (now called polyurethane) I sanded with varying degrees of sand paper then added more veining and another coat of Varathane. I did this 6 times, omitting the new veins the last three times. The more coats you add and sand in between, the deeper the veining helping to give the illusion of genuine marble. This was a technique I learned in the theatre called trompe l’oeil or “fool the eye”.......