Painted Dining Room Furniture
My client emailed asking if we could paint her dining room set. Her grandmother's set originally had been used as a child, passed to her brother, and now she was the "good steward" of a set that had too much history to let go of. But also wasn't her style and in horrible shape. It's a lovely pine set that had lots of dents and dings and love!! Here's what we did with it.
She wanted to keep the color of the walls the same but also wanted to use gray's or duck egg blues on the pieces. We quickly nixed the blues and looked at several different samples from all different companies. She couldn't decide between 2- Maison Blanche Confederate Grey and Franciscan Grey. We opted for both and here's why...
With this large piece on the wall with the darker grey on the bottom we decided to go with a lighter gray all over and the darker grey could be on the table legs, chairs, and the back of the hutch. This would help keep it lighter in her area and still bring the pieces together.
The table was painted out in Maison Blanche Confederate Grey and dark waxed. The top was done in General Finishes Java Gel.
When hand painting out chairs- which I still do often. I like to make sure the amount of time and hand brushing is reduced. When using darker pigment paints, you can expect to use more paint to get good coverage. So I decided to spray paint out the chairs in a dark gray primer. This saved a lot of time and paint. Be sure to lightly sand over the spray paint as it can sometimes leave it rough.
New paint, new stained top, and client is getting new hardware. The hutch is painted out in Maison Blanche Franciscan Grey and waxed with light brown wax. Adding warmth and depth to the color. When painting out tops to hutches, it is easier on you and your back to lay it flat on a table top. This will help reduce the different angles you have to contort to get to all the areas. Just be sure when you do touch ups, you bring it back upright so you can see all your lines.
A look at the legs to the table... Click over to the blog to see more befores and more close ups of the afters.
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How does this paint hold up to everyday use. Especially when kids are climbing on the chairs.
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