Well, it’s not exactly new, but it’s new to the kitchen anyway. I mentioned here that we decided to make a little table switch-a-roo. We moved the table and chairs that was in our kitchen into the dining room, and we moved the dining room table and chairs into the kitchen. It was a win win because it gave the dining room a more casual look (which is great for our make it less formal so we’ll use it more often initiative), and it gave the kitchen a little more elegance. The best part truly is that this little switch-a-roo gave both rooms a totally new look for $0 dollars! Holla!
I decided to give the old dining room/new kitchen table a new look for it’s new home in the Phillips’ house. So with a little JT and Rachel Ashwell in mind, I brought shabby back. And here’s how I did just that.
Here’s the dining room table in it’s new home in the kitchen.
I used a sanding block to lightly sand the surface and then used the Kilz oil-based primer pictured above. (When applying primer you want to keep it very light. You will actually see the wood peeking through the primer.) Once the primer was dry, I added 2 coats of Valspar acrylic paint matched to Waverly’s Cafe Cream (which is the same color as the walls in the dining room – how’s that for a little flow).
When the paint was dry, I got my sanding block back out and lightly rubbed the edges, legs, and a few other places on the table top to create this look.
Then I added 2 coats of polycrylic to protect the finish and make it easy to clean.
And here’s the finished product!
It’s my new kitchen table, my old dining room table with a new look, and it’s totally bringing shabby back – and I think it just might be bringing sexy back too! I’m in love with it! I don’t know what I love more – the new look- or the fact that it was FREE! I already had all of the supplies because I used them in the ongoing dining room redo. I had to put the dining room on pause to outfit the kitchen with her dining room hand-me-downs. I’ll get back to it soon though- don’t worry. Oh- and I’ll finally be showing you how the chair makeover came out. As you can see from the pictures above, I finally finished painting them black. Check back soon to see them finished!
So, what do you think – are you going to be bringing shabby back anytime soon?! You better bring it! (Who knows what movie that line is from?)
How nice. That really makes a difference. I'm going to look around and see if you have the dining rm. pictured, too. It looks like you have plans for the chairs.
The table is beautiful! The distressing is the perfect touch!
OMG I think that is the exact dining room set we gave to my brother in law when we moved. I was so done with the "formal" look and can't believe how you transformed it with paint! Love the whole look of your kitchen and dining area – beautiful!!
Since it's been a bit, how does it hold up with cleaning after eating on the table? My grandmother's table and buffet are free to me & I'm thinking of doing this with them. But, I don't want to purchase glass for the top. It will be used daily. Any suggestions or hints would be greatly appreciated!!!
It's holding up great! The distressed finish makes this table really usable – basically my kids can't hurt it because any marks look like they're supposed to be there. I wipe it down dally and it hasn't ruined the finish. Hope that helps!
Wow, so glad I came across your blog. I love it. I am in the midst of doing almost the same thing to an almost exact dining room set that I bought at an estate sale. I also have a blog on it, check it out and stay a while if you like. Thanks
Wow! What a transformation! It looks great!
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