Hello new people. This is the kind of content I bring to CAJ. Until I get another car you'll have to put up with home improvement project posts. I've got quite a few of them.
Starting. We have had these end tables since '01. They are nice but were getting a little scratched up.
Condition before I got started
They had this goofy looking wicker on the sides
To rebuild you have to tear down. I turned my wife loose with the random orbit sander with 60 grit
During this process I also cut down the sides about 1-3/8" to make it fit better between the chair and the wall
Started staining here