Nerseh Solid Wood Coffee Table

Love this coffee table! We got it unfinished and stained it a nice American Walnut color. Great build quality, perfect size and little to no acid damage to the grain. For the staining, we sanded it down with 220, and mild acid damaged areas with 180 (these become visible when stained) and wiped on the stain. We then applied two coats of polyurethane with a foam brush, sanding down lightly with 320 between coats and dipping the foam brush in mineral spirit before applying polyurethane to keep the coats thin. Be sure to let the coat dry for at least 24 hours before doing anything to it. Patience was key through this process. The wood took the stain very well. Worked like a charm!

Very nice table. We painted white washed the table end table.

This is a nice table, which I purchased unfinished so I could stain it myself. The top and shelf are sort of butcher block style, which I don’t love. Fortunately, my uneven stain job largely hid that effect. If you’re going to stain yours, you should know that it needs to be sanded first with 220 grit paper. Overall, it’s a solid table, though.

I loved being able to customize the bare wood however I wanted. As a first timer, I found the process to be pretty tedious, hit could be just because I didnt know what I was doing haha. The bottom shelf didnt take the stain quite as well as the top and I wish they matched a little better but I guess different pieces of wood just take stain differently sometimes. It was pretty easy to assemble myself too. I got the matching end table and stained and painted it the same way so now I have a matching set. Overall very pleased!

It’s a great table. However we’re going to stain it a little bit more white for that beachy wash look