Kent brought home this table and 6 chairs a couple of weeks ago from his grandmother's house and said "I got us a kitchen table! All we have to do is refinish it!" I thought he meant to "redo" it, which is super easy. Just a couple coats of paint, a little distressing and viola! Nope, he said we had to REFINSH it. So we started the LONG process of melting the varnish off and then stripping the stain. It took several days. And it was hard work.
The table look like this before:
After stripping the maple wood down to it's natural state:
Then we put the stain on. We used Minwax stain in Red Mahogany. HUGE differance, huh?
I decided to go for the stained table top & painted legs & chairs look:
Don't you love it with the green walls?!?! [ignore the obnoxious curtains, blinds are being put in THIS week]
I primed the chairs with KILZ Original Primer. It is the best primer out there. It covers all stains and seals the wood before you start painting. I used Rustolem Heirloom White in the Satin Finish spray can. I love spray paint. The Heirloom White is the best thing ever. I know it's a little silly to be so crazy about a shade of white, but it's perfect. It isn't too bright white and doesn't have any almond or yellowish tones. I can only find it at Home Depot.
The white paint and dark stain contrast is great, don't you think?
Kent's Dad grew up eating at this table. When he was little one of his friends got his arm stuck in between the chair spindles. So Kent's grandfather had to cut the spindle out so the little kid could get out! See how there are only 4 spindles on this chair? Too funny!
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