The table originally was an oak? table with stickers stuck to the top and the varnish in need of some love... well that started the stripping process ... yuck to say the least... then is was sanding and sanding...
And then that is where I stopped for I want to say almost a year+.... and then a baby and a kitty showed up and my time for projects slightly evaporated...
And then there was the decision on what the hell we were actually going to do with our house. the living rooms opens right up to the kitchen and would have a direct view of the dinner table... so my table color really was dependent on what we were going to do in the living room. With the help of Pinterest (you can follow my indecision Here) I have a plan.
Navy Blue walls in the living room with bold white trim... and a gallery wall above the piano ... and then a Jackson Yellow dinner table that livings in a gray kitchen!
And now on to the referb of the dinning table!
My lovely Spackle job... there was a huge gash and then there wasn't!!!
Primed - many many times to insure no sneaky oil stains can sneak through - and then sanded - and then primed again - and sanded - and one more time for good measure.
Her legs - this is what caught my eye on Craigslist!!! They are different and I just knew they would look great dressed up in a bold color! But I am not sure if B trusted me when we first picked it up...
Another shot - just so you truly understand the awesomeness this table is about to become. They also got a lot of primer and sanding - I am going to give Karate Kid a run for his money... I got the wax on wax off thing down to a science... Want to sneak up on me bad scary man- I don't think so - I got mad sanding skills you don't want to mess with!!! (Yes I just played this out in my head - and I am planning to sell it as a screen play as we speak).
INTRODUCING JACKSON SQUARE YELLOW (said in the Oprah voice)
I believe this is after probably the 3rd coat of paint - and many many sandings. I want this sucker smooth and gorgeous! And yes, that is my Christmas tablecloth... oops.
And here are the legs once again, told you they would pop. Bryan is feelin' them now....
And here is Thomas the man cat - checking out the process. He gave me the headbutt approval (he is a headbutt lover - never quite got the lovable rub thing down - that is what you get with a stray -unique ways to show affection).
Now the next step is polyurethane ... so Google here I come ... I have never done it in my life!!!! And I really really don't want to mess up the hard work I have already done...
Tips? Tricks? Send them my way!
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