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The White Witch

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I am sure you can understand the white of my title. That part is easy. Now to explain the negative.
This was a super cute table that we saw in the trash on our way to church one morning. I made D pull the car over and put it in the back. And then I promptly made him turn around!
While this was an adorable coffee table, it reeked of cat urine. BleH!!!
I sanded this sucker down to the before picture, and yet it still smelled faintly. So then I used an odor blocking primer. Still kinda smelled. After paint and sealer, well, its much less noticable. However, this is one of those we priced to sell quickly!

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Heidi said…
I think I saw this recently.... ;-) Did you sell it?
April 16, 2012 at 6:53 PM
the third said…
Sold it Monday actually. :-)
April 18, 2012 at 9:09 AM
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