Our Painted Dining Room Table
I recently painted our dining room table and I was debating on even blogging about it, because to me, it seemed like a blog post may not be necessary since I just painted our table the same way I do all of my furniture. But after asking my followers on Facebook and Instagram to see if anyone was interested in a tutorial, I got a few yes's And so today this post is for all of those who requested it.
Our dining room table once belong to my husband's grandparents. They had it in their home that was on a ranch. This table has four leaves that go in it and can fit up to eight people around it. So it's a really great table, however the finish on it was getting pretty worn down and was in need of a makeover. I debated on re-staining it or painting it for years, but then I finally decided to paint it white.
Now, I not often ever use chalk paint on any of my furniture tasks due to the fact I'm truly not all that familiar with chalk paint, so I stay with what I recognize, and that could be Kilz primer. BUT because anybody is Always raving approximately chalk paint, I determined to give it a attempt on our desk. I picked up this Valspar logo chalk paint from Lowes.
One of the reasons why people love chalk paint so much is due to the fact you don't must do any sanding to get your furniture equipped. I simply took a small curler and a paint brush and started out painting.
It can be a little tough to see from this next photograph, but I observed that the chalk paint become turning yellow in regions because it turned into drying. I ended up including 3 coats of the chalk paint to try to cowl it, however the yellow nonetheless showed up.
So the truth is, I'm not crazy about chalk paint as much as everybody else. Maybe If I ever decide to paint furniture a color rather than white, I may use chalk paint again. But what I've learned is that I need to just stick to what I know. So I got out my beloved, KILZ stainblocker primer and re-painted my table. And as always, it covered perfectly with no yellow left behind. And FYI, you don't need to sand first with Kilz either :)
I then used my all time favorite white paint from Lowes: Olympic One, un-tinted, in a satin finish. (but you should go with whatever white or color of your choice) And because I already had a few layers of paint on my table, one coat of this was all I needed. However, I would usually put on two coats of paint, plus touch-ups.
Once the paint was dry, I used Minwax Polycrylic in clear satin to seal the table and leave a protective finish. When using a polycrylic, Never shake the can. Always stir it with a stir stick, otherwise you will get bubbles. I also like to rotate between a roller and a paint brush to try and get the smoothest coverage possible. Brush marks will show up once they dry.
And then while I had my white paint out, I found a few other things to paint. :) I painted the little white shelf that sits by our front door, and I painted the shutters that are now up in my bedroom. This is a good tip: Paint whatever you can while you have your paint out. You can work on projects, while others are drying. ;)
And right here is what my table seems like now that it's all completed.
Its been painted for a few months now, and it nevertheless looks tremendous!
I choose now not to distress it in any respect, understanding that over the years, it's going to naturally misery itself.
I'm certainly happy with the new look.
I hope that this publish has been helpful to any of you taking into account painting your very own tables, or every other furnishings portions for that rely, for the reason that this is the approach I normally usually use.
Please permit me realize if you have any questions in a remark below and I might be glad to answer them for you.
Thanks for stopping with the aid of,
*Emily
P.S. If you are interested, you can learn how I painted the chairs, HERE.
See more of the Chandelier MakeoverHERE
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