New Life for My Old Dining Room Table

by Kelli Fox

10 Hours

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Unwilling to spend a ton of money for a new table, I took the ugly one we had and sanded and painted it - it is now simply gorgeous!

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I sanded it with my Roybi sander, wiped it off very well, then primed it with Kilz in the spray can.

Then, the following weekend I used my brand new Homeright paint sprayer to paint it using a color-matched Sherwin Williams Pro-Choice oil-based paint - waiting a good 24 hours in between painting each coat. (Two coats total)

We love the way it turned out. The table is laminate so I wasn't sure how well painting it would work. The finish seems hard and sturdy. We still need to paint the two large leafs that make the table extend to seat 10-12 people.. but for now we are super happy with it!

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Suzanne Cunningham on Dec 06, 2014
What is the name of the red paint? I want to use it, it's beautiful! Thanks

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- Kelli Fox on Dec 06, 2014
  @Suzanne Cunningham We used Rustoleum Red - at the time it was the only red they had and we got it from either Lowe's or Home Depot..hope this helps!
  
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Suzanne Cunningham on Dec 06, 2014
Thank you!

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