Reviving an Antique Kitchen Table
Bringing new life and a new home to an antique table.
One of my favorite things about working with clients are the amazing pieces that come my way that I wouldn't get to paint on my own. Recently, I completed this gorgeous antique table for a client. She is a woman after my own heart, a Craigslist bargain hunter. She practically stole this table from its previous owner. And while the finish was beautiful and in decent shape, it did not fit in with her crisp, clean decor.
We selected Coco from Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint® decorative paint line which is a new color for me, and I must say I am now a big fan. It lightened up the table, but has this great rich, warm feeling to it. Since my client has two toddlers and this is going to serve as her kitchen table, I used Minwax Polycrylic Sealer in Clear Satin for the table top and then Annie Sloan Clear and Dark Wax for the apron and legs.
My favorite thing about this table is how the paint really made all the beautiful, detailed carving pop. They just don't make tables like this anymore. It was really hard to give this back. I really fell in love with it.
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OMG I have this exact table with 8 chairs. I just re did it and found this site. I sanded the top and left it natural and painted the bottom off white and sanded in random places. Turned out beautiful. From a piece of junk to a beautiful piece of furniture!
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I recently picked up this oak table at an estate sale. I am unable to remove some of the staining on the top so will need to paint the entire table. Just not sure what color to paint it yet! Hope it turns out as nice as the one pictured above!
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