Need to update an old oak dining table
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Ljp1860365
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Very old table, it was my Moms with many leaves to it. My daughter will take but wants to update it.
She is going to paint chairs, but not sure about table, plus kind of nervous
17 answers
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It is a very beautiful set. After she paints the chairs you will have a better idea of what the overall look will be. What color is your daughter considering for the chairs?
Patricia
on Jun 01, 2016
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Please don't paint the table! It's absolutely perfect the way it is. The chairs might look good if she paints them, but leaves the seats wood-grained.
Darla
on Jun 01, 2016
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What a lovely set. Yes, what color is she thinking about?
Sue Fletcher Foley
on Jun 01, 2016
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Is it a matched set? Looks as if the grain is different. I love that table. I refinished an oak table , sort of whitewashed it. I was not happy and tried to go back to its natural finish. Now it has a pickled look and I like it. Sometimes it just takes a little while to get used to a finish. Anyway, good luck and enjoy your decision.
Gloria tulip
on Jun 01, 2016
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Please, please do not paint that beautiful table. Works of art do not need so called updating.
Betty King
on Jun 01, 2016
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If it's your daughters, she is going to do what she wants to with it no matter what we think. I am not a fan of oak, but she might be. This could have many beautiful things done to it but in the end it's her choice and her taste. When she makes that decision I would be happy to give help and advice on refinishing, or cleaning or whatever. I am older and even though I have a love for wood and antiques and such, I also have a love of the current day adventures that different people do with these pieces. It would really help to know what she wants. Good luck!
Mcgypsy9
on Jun 01, 2016
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Speaking from experience I would not paint the table. The chairs appear to be newer. Maybe paint them. You might even consider painting part of the chair and leaving part of it stained to coordinate with the table.
Terri Tankersley
on Jun 01, 2016
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I refinished an old oak farm table like this with decorative legs. I had to remove several coats of paint then just brought the natural color out with 3 coats of poly. It is so beautiful one of my prize processions. Add update with color on the table with decor, runner or cushions on the chairs.
Ruth Langner
on Jun 01, 2016
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Thank you all for suggestions!
Ljp1860365
on Jun 01, 2016
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Oh, my! Give me a beautiful piece of oak any day, the older the better. What a gorgeous antique table! Some of us love these hard woods for what they are! Classic, and a gift from nature.
9530106
on Jun 01, 2016
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Your ideas of updating should be coordinated with your daughter and how she feels it needs updating. Does she want to paint it or add a design. Distress it, or just change the stain. I found an oak table inlay at our local thrift shop and since we had ladder back painted chairs my husband refinished the top (the worse mess was the water stains) and the pedestal and painted the skirt around the top to the color of our chairs. It's best to see what your daughter is looking it to be...
Lynn Palmatier
on Jun 01, 2016
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Depending on the age and material, it might be an antique, worth having it appraised. Your options are endless for an update. You could refinish the top with a darker stain with a satin finish. I love wood, so that's as far as I'd go. ONLY if it's not an antique. Best of luck.
Diana Deiley
on Jun 01, 2016
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Please do not paint it. I have a similar table with 5 leaves. It was in terrible shape when i bought it 35 years ago in an antique shop in PA. I refinished it with Minwax Antique oil finish after putting a nice stain on it. It is one of my favorite pieces. I love all my old oak pieces. The apron on your has beautiful carving and the little rollers on the legs are priceless. I am sure the table has another set of mid table legs like mine to support the table with all the leaves in it. It is really an antique. I see the chairs are fairly new. I would paint/distress/ chalk paint them. Good luck, I hope your daughter will appreciate the table as is. The table looks blah in the photo, but with beautiful dinnerware and candles it will be a piece of art.
Sally Webster
on Jun 01, 2016
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Perhaps just a wipe stain to bring out the gorgeous carving (in a color that suits her dining room) - even Gma couldn't object to that! Wipe stains on every detail to to this lovely antique will take a while to do properly, but what a finished effect! Love that table.....
Jay Oldridge
on Jun 01, 2016
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Beautiful table! Please do not paint it, eclectic decorating is always in style, dress up the top with a runner and some kind of arrangement, be it funky or......?
Sharon Irvin
on Jun 02, 2016
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Good to get great suggestions, and ideas. Thank you
Ljp1860365
on Jun 02, 2016
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Well I would paint it! lol, would be beautiful painted. That way you can update it. White distressed legs & sides and dark top. Would be a b e a u t y !!
Sandi Reynolds
on Jun 03, 2016
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