I got the idea of how I wanted to refinish the table from a Creating Domestic Bliss post on Pinterest.
Here's a step-by-step of our table re-do.
Supplies:
-Sander
-Sand paper (Medium Grit)
-Minwax Wood Finish Stain (Jacobean 2750)
-6" Fine Finish Roller
-1" angled paint brush
-Sponge Brush
-Zinsser Cover-Stain Primer
-Paint (I used Dutch Boy in Satin- China Doll)
-Minwax Polyurethane
I'm going to preface this by saying- I NEED TO WORK ON MY PHOTO SKILLS! Who doesn't take a picture of the before? I guess this girl doesn't but cut me some slack, this is my first post! So, we started by laying down a plastic drop cloth to protect the carpet (a normal person would do this outside but, well... clearly we didn't).. Handy BF used a hand held sander and got all of the varnish off of the table top while I worked on roughing up the pedestal and legs.
Table Top
Pedestal
I hand sanded the pedestal and legs as we decided to prime and paint this part of the table. The top of the table needed to be completely sanded because we decided to stain it. Once the varnish was completely off of the table top, I wiped it down with a wet rag twice to make sure all of the dust was off before we started staining.
While Handy BF worked on staining, my project was the pedastal. To finish this I started with two coats of primer. This Zinsser Cover-Stain worked great and two coats did the job. I used a roller brush with 6" fine finish sponges. To get into the grooves I found that a 1" angled paint brush worked best. I allowed one hour of drying time between coats. **NOTE: Make sure to apply the primer in thin coats to alleviate drip marks.
Handy BF applied three coats of stain to the table top. Each coat needed around 4 hours of drying time to be on the safe side.
One Coat.
Second Coat.
After I finished with my two coats of primer, I was ready to paint. Before I started painting I used a sheet of sand paper to knock down any drips that I missed. As I stated above I used the Dutch Boy Satin Finish in China Doll color. Again, two coats of paint did the job. I used the roller brush and 1" angled paint brush to do the painting.
To seal both the top of the table and the pedestal we used Minwax Polyurethane in Clear Satin and a sponge brush . If you plan on using the same can, make separate the can into two containers so you don't get stain on the painted part and vice-versa. We used three coats of the polyurethane on the table top and two coats on the pedestal. There really is no right number of coats to use, but the more you do, the more durable the table will be.
Now onto the finished product...
Of course because I have a "new table" I need some new chairs. I bought two of these from Overstock.com and am happy with them. They were easy (for Handy BF!) to assemble.
My mom also had to of these wicker chairs just sitting in our garage at home. I really like their look, but I may have a mini project in store for myself in the future with them!
Ta Da- All done!
This project was so much fun that we're already talking about what we should do next. Good thing I have a wooden buffet that's just begging to match my new table!
Cheers~ Alex
