My love for farmhouse tables continues unabated, but I took a little break from that style this past week or so.
When I showed you the Wide Farmhouse Table I made for my friend Stacy, I mentioned that I had previously refinished another table for her, but it was looking a little worse for the wear after a few years with a family of boys!
My job was to make it beautiful again. What do you think?
Here’s what it looked like when I got it:
And here’s what it looked like after the first re-finish job:
After some good hard family use, there were some real problems:
Not sure why my cell phone photos look a little blue! Anyway, there was chipped paint, naturally. And then the finish on the top of the table went very cloudy in places. I blame an inferior polyurethane I got from Ace Hardware (sorry, Ace), as that is the only time I’ve ever used it, and I hated it even then! I actually still had the same can in my stash…I have now gotten rid of it!
I chose to use CitriStrip to get rid of the old poly, rather than sanding it down. There really was no need to go back to bare wood, as I still liked the original colors underneath.
I did, however, refresh the color with a new coat of stain before putting on the polyurethane. This time I used three coats of Minwax Hand-rubbed Polyurethane in Satin, followed by one coat of paste wax.
The chairs got a light sanding, and then I repainted with oil-based paint this time. It tends to be a little more long-wearing, I think. I recovered the seats in this pretty fabric. You know I’m a sucker for typography!!
I love how the leaves on this table tuck away neatly underneath. Pull them both out, and you have another 30” of table space! Such a great feature.
I adore the legs on this piece…
I am so glad I got to be the one to give this set a THIRD life!
I have to say…it really looked gorgeous in my dining room! It was hard to let it go…again!
What do you think?? Is there room in your life for both rustic farmhouse tables and beautiful antiques? There is in mine!
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15 comments:
Wow Korrie, you really brought that table back to life yet again! The finish looks absolutely flawless! And the most interesting homes have a mix of styles!
Korrie,
You sure did make it look better...love the new fabric. Yes...I like those legs too.
Blessings,
Linda
Beautiful set, Korrie! I love that table ~ it's got so much going for it from how the leaves store to those great legs. Love them on the chairs, too. I have a chair with a different back but the same type of legs. The fabric you used looks really good with the black.
GORGEOUS!! I too love the farmhouse look :)
Blessings!
Gail
What a great re fresh!
Korrie, what a beautiful job you did! That table and chairs looks so awesome! I really love everything about both the table and chairs. I'm so into the writing on the chair fabric! I love that style!
You always do a great job. Love the wood color.
It looks beautiful, Korrie. xo Laura
I love the fabric on the chairs! It goes so well with the rich tones of the wood. Great job!
wow! amazing Korrie!!! I love the new look of this set. You did a fabulous job on all of it, but I am in love with the table top. absolutely beautiful!!
hand rubbed poly? Paste wax over that? It looks fabulous!
gail
You did a wonderful job with the table. I appreciate any wood working projects. I have done many in my past. I love farmhouse tables, as I have one too! Your work is beautiful.
Looks fantastic! This caught my eye because I used that same fabric for one of my projects. Hobby Lobby is the best isn't it?!
The deck looks great, and I'm glad you have winter holding off a bit. How are the temperments of the Lavender Orpingtons? chicken houses
Love the black and wood combo - it's so warm! I'm featuring it in this week's Power of Paint Party Spotlight over at PowerofPaint.net
I love the black and wood stain mix. I was wondering what color black that is.
Debbie.
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