Dining Room Makeover: A Table Gets New Life

After completing the chair revamp it was time to move onto the table itself.  Just a quick remainder of what the table before looked like:

Table Before

I put the Mr. to work sanding down the table while I sanded the china cabinet (which will be covered in a next post).  We also had to do a minor repair to the top where there was a small gash.  To fix the gash we used Elmer's Wood Filler which can be found at just about any hardware store or big box store.  The sanding process took two days since it was just way too hot outside to say out for long periods of time.  The next day we started the painting process.  I used the same brand of paint in white for the table base and legs (Glidden High Endurance Paint Plus Primer in Eggshell/Satin).  For the table top I just used the same Mouse Ears paint that was used on the chairs.  We used paint brushes on the legs and table base and a roller on the table top.  We pulled the table apart to set the leaf inside without closing it up so we could ensure that the colors and coverage all matched up.  There are two drawers on the table that had these wood knobs.  I replaced those with a 2 pack of "crystal" knobs that I found at Walmart for $6.  

Table During

It took about 3 coats just like the chairs.  After the table dried we used the same Minwax Wipe On Poly to protect the table top.  After that finally dried which was in record time thanks to the heat we moved the table back inside the house.  Once back inside we put the chairs around the table and it looked great.  It turned out very similar to the inspiration photo which is exactly what I wanted. 

 

 

 

Dining Set After

Inspiration Photo