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maggiepie11_gw

Dining Table is REFINISHED!! so proud!

13 years ago

so i know there are a lot of talented, crafty folks on this board, but there are also probably some intimidated by altering the state of a piece of wood furniture. i'm an unbashed painter of wood furniture. that's never bothered me like it does some purists. :) but stripping and staining has always scared me and i finally tackled it. so this post is for my own personal pride and validation because i just LOVE how the table turned out. but also to encourage someone who may see this to try a project that's been tempting you for ages.

this table was originally my parents and the table is super quality and new(ish) but the honey oak just isn't our style, so i was obviously going for the restoration hardware aged look but without faux painting it. The chairs will be replaced entirely.

here are the befores:

and AFTER (i took the pic before cleaning up my mess. lol):

and if you care to read about the process, i have a post on my new blog i started to document the construction process for our new house. link below.

NEXT STEPS: I need to find 8-10 solid wood beautiful chairs I can refinish, and a large buffet. :)

Here is a link that might be useful: My Blog - A Nugget and a Doodle

Comments (19)

  • 13 years ago

    It looks fantastic, really a full transformation

  • 13 years ago

    Look wonderful!

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  • 13 years ago

    Just wonderful!!

    Such an elegant change! All of your hard work certainly paid off -- a gorgeous heirloom table!

    Very well done indeed! :)

  • 13 years ago

    It looks great! I love the stain color. What an improvement!! Enjoy.

  • 13 years ago

    OK--Im really envious.....2 years ago I tried to strip and stain our 30 year old pecan bedroom set. After trying numerous products it just came out so blotchy and I got so frustrated I gave up and painted it white.....with a roller. Didn't know about chalk paint then or might have tried that. Doesnt look bad from a distance, but up close...not so great. Your pics make me want to strip it and try again...maybe one of these days.

    Great job...the table looks awesome!

  • 13 years ago

    Whoa--- that is practically a miracle! Congratulations on your "new" table!

  • 13 years ago

    That looks awesome - really good depth of color.

  • 13 years ago

    Wow, that looks fantastic. Would love to see pics when it's
    put together with the chairs. Gorgeous!

  • 13 years ago

    It is wonderful! My favorite part that made me smile was thinking of just how thrilled and excited you must have been to take the picture with the wadded up paper towels on the floor!

  • 13 years ago

    Just marvelous darling!

    Really pretty and you saved yourself a ton of money :-)

  • 13 years ago

    It looks spectacular!

  • 13 years ago

    Wow! I love it! What brand, and color of stain did you use? I am working on an antique table and have the grime and old finish off of it. I went to Lowe's and HD yesterday for GF gel stain and finish coat just to find out that neither store carries it. I am so frustrated. I really wanted to at least stain it this weekend.

    I was looking at using the GF candlelite finish but that may be too light. I really like the java stain also but IMO it will be darker than I want. Your table looks to be about the shade I was hoping for.

  • 13 years ago

    Your table is fantastic! I have an oak table crying out for something like this - I'm checking your blog. Thanks!

  • 13 years ago

    Oooooh never mind. I just read your blog. I want just stain. There is no way I have the talent to pull off paint and stain but I have an even greater appreciation for your beautiful refinished piece.

  • 13 years ago

    Wow, great job, and pat yourself on the back for jumping in and doing it!

  • 13 years ago

    You did an awesome job and should be proud!!

  • 13 years ago

    wow gorgeous, both the table and the redo...
    I can appreciate your excitement; there is no thrill
    like the thrill -- that only redoing an old piece of furniture
    can bring you after restoring it to it's
    original beauty...and for it to be a piece with memorabilia
    attached to it -- is a super rush...

    congratulations, and enjoy your 'new' table,
    and welcome to the joy of knowing that they'll be more
    refinishing of old furniture in your future. :)

  • 13 years ago

    thank you all so much! i just claimed an antique sideboard on CL for pickup tomorrow. hopefully she's one of the "good guys" and doesn't sell it to someone else before i get there!

    project number 2 coming up!

  • 13 years ago

    Very nice!!

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