This table was about to be taken to the dump by a friend. It had been in their conservatory and had suffered greatly from too much sun, water damage etc. The top had crumbled veneer around the edge and the underneath of the top had somehow moved, leaving a ledge. Part of the upstanding rim had come off too, just to add to the list of ailments. However, in its favour were the beautiful art nouveau legs and sun ray pattern of the veneer on the top. I tried to repair the veneer around the edge, but it was too difficult for my limited skills. Instead I scraped it all out, filled and sanded it. The edge both on the top and underneath was overhanging the base about a quarter of an inch in some places, so copious amounts of filler were needed to build it up until it looked like it had always been like that! I then glued on the missing upstand on the top, which I think once retained a glass insert, and then lots more sanding. Finally I got to a point where there was no more that could be done, so I painted it with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Cream, then built up the wax with trial and error. Plain cream was too stark, and eventually a lot of dark wax and some distressing was the only answer. I could not distress too much on the edges, because of exposing the filler. I think its 'done' but of course with Chalk Paint, you can always change things!
