I sanded the top down to the bare wood as shown in the picture, not the funnest to do but it had to be done and my buddy the belt sander made a huge difference!. mmmm the smell of wood and saw dust...I love it!
This is the BEFORE of my table..
sorry for the one cream chair I was checking to see if I would like it :)
Isn't it SOOOOO much more me! I am truly "in love" with my new table & chairs!
I wish that I could tell you that this was very simple but I had some PROBLEMS along the way. The black was a pain to cover up, but the hardest part was the top. I love Minwax Gel Stain in Walnut. I only had a small can but thought I had enough for the top...WRONG!!! I ran out half way through... grrrrrrrrrr! I looked everywhere for the same color in the gel stain... as a few weeks passed I went to Lowes to see if they could order me some-yes I was told it could be ordered. WRONG again!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! A few days later Lowes called telling me they couldn't just order a can for one cusomer.. grrrrrrrr!
So I took the bull by the horns and called Minwax myself(what I should have done in the first place). they gave me a list of local stores that carry my beloved gel stain! hip hip hooray! so I ran (drove actually) down to Sherwin Williams and picked it up & finnished my table.
Sorry for the long story, but with the good comes the bad. My hubby is glad all this is over- we couldnt eat on our table for like 2 weeks, now we can!
Thanks for listening to my ramblings.
Take care,
Lindsay
so cute...I want mine black...we should have just traded :)
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! That looks amazing! I wish I didn't paint my kitchen table....I should of stained the top darker like you....but you did a great job and I love it.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's so great! When our kitchen is redone this year, we'll have cream cabinets, so I keep thinking I want a black table in the space. Your transformations looks great though!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! All that hard work looks worth it!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job!
I love the after. It is way better, especially with the wood top. I popped over to see if you posted pictures of your herb pots! Glad I did! You have a great blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Jenni
Awesome job!! It looks beautiful. The hard work sure paid off. Thanks for sharing, you are inspiring me to do mine.
ReplyDeletebeautiful table!
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS. As always. :) You wanna come do mine now? I'm SO scared to touch mine. Annnd I LOVE the spring table setting. LOVE. Makes me want to decorate for Easter already, even though Easter is later this year... oh well, maybe I'll do it anyway. Who's telling me I can't, right? ;)
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job...looks beautiful...I recently painted my dining room set. It is alot of work, but worth it. Check out my blog to see it....thanks and happy weekend,
ReplyDeleteMariaelena
Thank you for becoming a follower of my blog, and for your sweet comments.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have found yours....I've already got you listed as a favorite.
I plan to paint my kitchen table this summer so I found this post to be very helpful. Thank you. Hope mine turns out as cute as yours.
Emily
It looks amazing-you did a great job on it!! I love it in white with the darker top- thanks for sharing at FNF! :)
ReplyDeleteand another beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteYou table set looks gorgeous! I have a set I've been wanting to paint (re-do) exactly like this, and your after pics really have me itchin' to get started. Great job!!
ReplyDeleteI love it, it's beautiful! I just decided a week or so ago that I was going to do exactly this to our table!! How did you paint the rest?? Primer + paint? with a brush... roller?? I'm a newbie and need help!
ReplyDeleteOur chairs have lots of detail too, so I'm considering spraying them. Oh, and did you put something else on top?
Love the stain, I might have to use the same one! Thanks!!
sarah8914 at gmail dot com
It looks gorgeous. All your hard work paid off. you will be enjoying that table for a long time. It looks great!
ReplyDeleteI love your table! I wandered over from Shanty-2-Chic. You do great work and I look forward to seeing more since I'm now a follower.
ReplyDeleteGreat table! Saw it on Twitter, found on Pinterest!
ReplyDeleteJen
www.dishesandsocks.com
Wandered over from Pinterest. Love your table. I have redone my table three times trying to get it to look like this. For some reason I cant get the stain to absorb well. I have used stripper and sanded and sanded and sanded! What is your secret?? Please share...
ReplyDeleteHA! So remember when I told you I wanted to copy pretty much everything you have on here? Ummmm.....confession time: I TOTALL HAVE THAT SAME TABLE! Stained the top, painted the legs heirloom white :) haha And I've been hunting for the perfect chairs....which....are....the same ones you have :):) So you should let me know where I would go about gettin' me some saaawwweeeeet chairs like that. I can't wait to show you pics of all the projects I've been tackling, you'll be so proud! Love your stuff. I'm making the Ballard Shelves this weekend @ my mama's place. I'll have to show you some pics @ church on Sunday. THAT'S RIGHT! Mama Meg is hittin' up the 5th ward! WOOOOOT. (can I get an award for the "longest comment EVER"?!)
ReplyDeleteIs this dark walnut or just walnut
ReplyDeleteIs this dark walnut or just walnut
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I just love it SO much! :) I am thinking about doing this to an old kitchen table that will be given to us...but my husband is concerned about having white chairs. Just curious - how have yours held up?
ReplyDeleteBrie @ Breezy Pink Daisies
Hey there. I love your table set and I am considering redoing mine and I was just curious, did you spray paint the chairs or paint them all with a brush? Thank you :)
ReplyDeleterhetillman@gmail.com
Hey there. I love your table set and I am considering redoing mine and I was just curious, did you spray paint the chairs or paint them all with a brush? Thank you :)
ReplyDeleterhetillman@gmail.com
did you put a glaze or any protective coat on top?
ReplyDeleteLovely table! What color paint did you use on the legs? What is your method for staining/painting/distressing? Thanks :)
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