Finished Sofa table (pics)

[Bill Esposito]

Hey all,

Just put the knobs on the sofa table I made for my daughter. It matches a pair of lamp tables I made for her last year.

Top, drawer fronts and bottoms are cherry. The rest is white birch painted with a 50/50 mix of pumpkin and white milk paint fromThe Old Fashoned Milk Paint Company. I kinda labored over the knobs and settled for brass. I would have liked cherry but coun't find any locally. Once I get my lathe chisels and practice some, I may turn my own.

Construction is mortise and tenon joints and tapered legs.

[Mike Evertsen]

Bill,,that is a great looking table,,,the colors work well together,,,
I think the knobs look good they stand out in a good way,,,,,

[Ron McNeil]

Bill,

That's one great looking table. The colors go well together. I'm sure your daughter will be very pleased.

[Jim Becker]

Wonderful job, Bill. That's a handsome table. I'm sure you'll get "orders" for additional matching pieces...

[Ken Wright]

Love those cherry tops!!!

[Von Bickley]

Bill,

Great job on the table. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.

[Kevin Gerstenecker]

That is one awesome table Bill! I really like the proportions and the lines are classic as well. The Cherry and Milk Paint really work well together. I just can't get enough of Cherry furniture..........if I had only one wood to work, my choice would be Cherry. Definitely an heirloom, and I'll bet your daughter is loving those tables. You just can't buy them like that in the store! Great work, excellent design and fantastic execution. Thanks so much for sharing the photo's with us!

[Jim Shaver, Oakville Ont]

Hi Bill,

I like what you did here. the work looks great!

I have to say about a year ago I tried the same with some questions, would the cherry look good against the milk paint, well like yours mine worked out well too.

Great design and it looks like it's a keeper,
Take care,
Jim

[Bud Duffy]

Bill That is one georgous table . Is that your own design or did you get the plans somewhere, i think my mom would just love to have one of those.

[Glenn Clabo]

Nice job Bill!
I'm not a painted wood fan but man that looks nice. Nice design and I love how the cherry works in it. You and that Shaver guy may inspire me to try something some day.

[Bill Esposito]

Thanks all for the kind words.

Cherry is also my favorite wood. Cherry was traditioanlly used with a green milk paint both here and in England and in fact I am planing a few pieces for my house utilizing that color scheme. My New Hampshire house dates back to 1767 so this style of furniture fits well in it.

Bud, it's my own design...kinda design as you go, but it's quite simple and I'd be glad to share the details if you'd like.

Milk paint is pretty cool as well and to be honest the reason I first used it was that I didnt want to buy expensive wood for the base, $2/bf birch beats $6/bf foot cherry any day Luckily The Old Fashoned Milk Paint Company is almost on my way home for work and when I stopped there one day to pick out my first batch of paint I was shocked. Their office is completely painted with milk paint...everything from the floors, walls, ceilings, to the furniture. Because there are so many ways you can finish milk paint, you can incorporate it into many designs. In some cases it looks like a stain, a wash, a high gloss paint, as well as the traditional rough finish. Also because it comes in powder form, you can easily mix the colors to creat your own.

[Mark Hulette]

Bill-
Very nice!!! I've got to admit I was a little doubtful when I saw "pumpkin milk paint" and "cherry" together but you have shown that it works very well together.

While at a friends house this week I noticed they have a less than stylish sofa table and I think this design has given me inspiration to try one for them.

Thanks for posting the pics!

[Bill Esposito]

Originally posted by Mark Hulette
Bill-
Very nice!!! I've got to admit I was a little doubtful when I saw "pumpkin milk paint" and "cherry" together but you have shown that it works very well together.

Mark, heheh, you and me both.

I just posted another pic in the beginning of the thread of the drawer joinery made with the Woodhaven jig.

[Ken Wright]

after your last post and noticed the flooring in that room .... gotta be 10" boards ... I really like that ... is it oak or pine? Can't really tell ???

[Bill Esposito]

Originally posted by Ken Wright
after your last post and noticed the flooring in that room .... gotta be 10" boards ... I really like that ... is it oak or pine? Can't really tell ???

Beat up pine, I gotta redo it this summer. Dogs take a toll on soft pine flooring.