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<p>We've just completed a refurbishing effort in order to breathe some extra life into our IKEA garden chairs and
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tables. As we had two of each set, it was the perfect opportunity to remedy one of the faults of the table: its size.
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A loose napkin-calculation later and we have a Siamese IKEA table.</p>
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<figure class="figure">
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<img src="/assets/post/ikearefurbish/img/tafel.jpg" class="figure-img img-fluid rounded"
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alt="The table itself, in its finished state.">
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<figcaption class="figure-caption">The table in its finished state.</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>The old wood was living its final days, as cracks appeared and planks started twisting. Some had broken
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completely, leaving some chairs unusable. However, the metal underpinnings are still in reasonable shape. Surprisingly
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enough, IKEA made everything pretty water resistant.</p>
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<p>Doing the refurbish was simple enough. Remove the planks and look for new wood that could be cut
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into dimensions that resemble the old planks. The closest I could find was 16mm thick impregnated RNG, which is
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slightly thicker than the original ones, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Already weather resistant, it provides
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a nice basis for further refinement.</p>
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<div class="row">
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<div class="col-md-6">
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<figure class="figure">
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<img src="/assets/post/ikearefurbish/img/tafel3.jpg" class="figure-img img-fluid rounded"
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alt="One of the old planks in contrast to the new ones.">
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<figcaption class="figure-caption">One of the old planks in contrast to the new ones.</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</div>
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<figure class="figure">
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<img src="/assets/post/ikearefurbish/img/tafel4.jpg" class="figure-img img-fluid rounded"
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alt="Sanded down and ready for putting on the protective oil.">
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<figcaption class="figure-caption">Sanded down and ready for putting on the protective oil.</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</div>
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</div>
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<p>After having the rough cuts, I sanded everything down with 40 and 80 grit respectively. Never having worked with this
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type of wood for more detailed things, it was surprisingly nice to handle. Then a coat of Osmo oil to
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leave the wood in its final state, ready to be screwed onto the metal underpinnings (using euroscrews, the fat and
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short ones). The final result is rather pleasing: we could recover the furniture and refurbish it for a relatively
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minor sum of money, hopefully it'll last us another couple of years!</p>
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<figure class="figure">
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<img src="/assets/post/ikearefurbish/img/tafel2.jpg" class="figure-img img-fluid rounded"
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alt="The table's surface, smooth and oiled.">
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<figcaption class="figure-caption">The table's surface, smooth and oiled.</figcaption>
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</figure>
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