I had to sand it. Then, I filled the scratches with wood putty. Sanded again. And gave it a coat of Kilz oil based primer. So, it looked like this:
Finally - the fun part. I used Olympic white (off the shelf) and Valspar Lake Country for the top (I bought a sample paint - because I'm
Pretty cute, huh?
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