Here is a before picture of the tabletop. Note the white spots on the top – heat/water marks. But just look at the gorgeous burl wood:
Warning: I have a gratuitous amount of after shots of this table. I can only plead complete obsession with it’s stunning wood grain!
The table seats six ordinarily, but look at those leaves – you can easily fit at least ten people around the table with the leaves extended! It’s longer than my dining room.
Just a few more detail shots… Here you can see how the legs attach to the tabletop:
Burl makes me weak in the knees!
Hopefully you can see from the after photos that I was able to almost entirely eliminate the deep white marks. Here’s how I did it:
I wiped on several coats of Restor-A-Finish in both Mahogany and Dark Walnut with a cotton rag and used fine steel wool to [gently] rub it into the white marks – simply following the instructions on the back of the can. (Similar to the way I revived the vintage hardware cabinets here.) Oh – and I wore gloves, because it’s a mess to get all over your hands.
The next step was generously applying Feed-N-Wax, letting it sit for twenty minutes, and then buffing it off.
And voila:
The best part of all is that I *might* actually get to keep this one…
I am giddy over the thought of pairing it with sleek white Panton chairs (like this).
Wow! That is one beautiful table. I love how big it can get…you can seat a giant family around that!
Thanks for stopping by! I am so excited at the thought of huge family holidays around the table 🙂
Hi I have a coffee table that looks kinda like yours I also need to fix a few scuff marks in it
think you could give me a estimate value of the table
here is a link http://s979.photobucket.com/user/timsbartertrading/media/wood%20table/100_7620_zps283f507c.jpg.html
That's a beautiful coffee table! I highly recommend Restor-A-Finish for scuffs and marks!
I'm not a professional appraiser by any means, so I'm afraid I can't help with an estimate. Things change so much depending on location as well! Lots of research on eBay, Etsy, Craigslist and other sites will be the most helpful. Best of luck!
– Brynne
I have this table. Same color as yours. Purchased in 1969-70. I wrote Founders on the back of the receipt. I’ve been trying to attribute it to Milo Baughman.
Thank you so much for sharing that information, Jeanne! I just love this table – and isn’t it fun to know how well the design has stood the test of time?
I’ve seen this table attributed to Milo Baughman before, but then I’ve also seen it listed as “in the style of Milo Baughman”. But from what I can tell, he did design pieces for Founders Furniture Company at some point. I believe I’ve also seen it attributed to Widdicomb. Hopefully one day I’ll track it down! 🙂
Brynne, I have been tearing apart my files, trying to find my receipt. I do remember that the wood is pecan. My table has been through 4 moves. About 5,400 miles. Each time we removed the legs. I am happy to say that it is still as sturdy as the day we bought it. – At the same time we purchased a china closet and 3-door buffet by Dillingham. I just recently found out they are by Milo Baughman. We also bought 2 huge club chairs by Thayer Coggin that I recently found out are also by Baughman. Internet sleuthing has really given me some interesting info. My next quest is my early 60’s Lane bedroom furniture. Did he design for Mastercraft? I have two brass & glass tables from the early 80’s. – I’m definitely going to write up the history of my pieces. – It’s a shame there isn’t a catalog of all the pieces Baughman designed for the many companies he worked with. – Thanks for your suggestion of Widdicomb. More sleuthing. 😉
Addendum: This certainly looks like our table. This one is olive wood. They give the leaf width as 19.5″, and that is exactly what mine are, and the apron drop as 2.5″, as is mine. I am confused though, because other sites describe pieces as Baughman for Widdicomb? Did he design for them, too?????
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/dining-room-tables/1960s-john-widdicomb-olive-patchwork-burl-parsons-dining-table/id-f_173760/