How to give a weathered look to a budget friendly picnic table
Last Spring, over at City Farmhouse, I shared this picnic table that I had made over.
This picnic table has been so wonderful for us. We have been using it all summer long, as I'm sure we will still be using it in the fall and winter months as well. I can just picture the table layered with a plaid tablecloth and apple cider in the fall, and hot cocoa and cozy blankets in the winter. Outdoor dining can really be enjoyed all year long.
My sweet mom-in-law gave me this picnic table for my ultimate birthday.
She had bought this one for under $100 at Lowes and had them put it together.
Before, the table became a raw wooden and was meant to be painted or stained.
I thought it over and then decided to stain mine. I figured I could always paint it later if I choose to.
The first element I did to the desk changed into give it a terrific sanding with my hand sander.
Then after trying out a few different samples of stain on a piece of scrap wood, I came up with the perfect layer of stain.
(I used the same stain on my picture ledges here)
I first applied the Rust-Oleum Driftwood stain to the desk.
I gave it two coats, letting it dry among coats.
As you can see, the driftwood stain gave the wooden a pleasing mild grey base color.
I then implemented 3 coats of the Minwax unique walnut stain on pinnacle of the gray, allowing the grey to expose thru.
Lastly, I applied two coats of Minwax clear sealer to help protect it from the outdoor elements.
I think by using staining the picnic table, it made it look so much greater subtle.
It's difficult to trust that it cost below one hundred greenbacks.
I took these pix in the spring time whilst the bushes were in complete bloom.
It become so fun dining exterior in spring's ideal weather, with the fragrance of the blossoms blowing inside the breeze.
It become heavenly.
The lanterns hanging from the trees are a favorite of mine. They are solar powered and light up at night. These were a gift from an uncle who sells them in his store; Backyard Birds, located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
So now that we've got lived with the table for a little at the same time as, I do have a few mind on it.
I would have truely like to have placed the table together myself. This way I may want to have stained the forums earlier than hand, there are some locations that I couldn't reach with the stain.
And also it was put together with nails instead of screws, which caused one of the boards to warp a little. So I had to turn the board over, screw it down, and then re-stain it.
But in any other case the table has held up well.
And honestly, you just cannot beat that charge!
Thanks for preventing by,
Emily