Oak table and chairs

Re-stained and painted oak pedestal table and chairs!

Tips and my process for staining and then painting my dining table and chairs. How to grey paint wash furniture and poly seal it. Dining table makeover.

If you follow me here, you probably remember this post where I told you I really needed to re-do our dining room table. I finally did it! I ended up u…

The Golden Girl Blog | Home Decor Inspiration, home sweet home, home decor, interior design, home inspiration, kitchen, dining room, chairs, natural interior, traditional home

Refinished my old light oak table and chairs.

The overall style of this round pedestal table is still quite pleasing to me, it’s just the orange oak color that has lost its place in today’s farmhouse market design trend. My client wanted an ivory base and dark stain top. Click over to the blog at traceysfancy.com to learn how to paint golden oak furniture and apply my fave dark gel stain: No Pain Gel Stain. This stain has fantastic coverage with a single coat. I'll also show you diy painting the pedestal base with whtie chalk mineral…

Updating an old kitchen table is apparently a very popular DIY topic. I posted about my Kitchen Table Transformation a couple of years ago and it

This was a typical oak table before I started. I sanded it down with 80 grit first and then moved to 220 grit to smooth it all out. After cleaning it all off of sawdust I applied a wood conditioner. You can buy the wood conditioner here from my affiliate link. Then I stained it with General Finishes gel stain in antique walnut. I sealed it with their gel stain topcoat using sponges and pads. I applied 5 coats of protector. The body and chairs was painted with AS paris gray. I then put on one…

Re-stained and painted oak pedestal table and chairs!

Transitional, textured, and character-filled.