I have been sending my husband pictures of this type of Farmhouse/Pedestal Table for years, no exaggeration. I knew what I wanted but in order to get exactly what I wanted I was going to have to pay a pretty hefty price tag. I hated our glass kitchen table, plus with little kids you can imagine, how often I had to clean said table. So last year shortly after we moved into our new home, my hubby called me and text me a picture of a table and some chairs that he found at a yard sale. I was unsure…. I mean really unsure. It seemed like it was going to be quite the undertaking, and I was not sure that we.. by which I mean he, could pull it off. Not because I did not think that he was capable, but while working a full time job, it seemed like a lot. But, the price.. it was so ridiculously cheap that we could not pass it up. The original owner was selling the table and 4 chairs for $45.00. The yard sale was around the corner from the house, so he came home, grabbed my Jeep and went back to pick it up. It lived in the garage for about 4 months before the project actually began. But, once it did, it moved pretty quickly.
Even though the original color of the wood was beautiful, I knew I wanted to go a different way. Luckily for us it was real wood, so our options were unlimited. We could use pretty much whatever we wanted when it came to paint, stain, sandpaper, etc. Initially I was leaning towards a gray stain finish, and we went that way before we decided to course correct and go with black. I was the photographer on the project. Hubby did all the hard work, from sanding with the orbital sander, sanding by hand (for the more detailed areas), removing the original stain and then repainting it. It was a true labor of love.
Tools Required:
- Orbital Sander
Materials:
- Rust-Oleum Painters Touch 2X ULTRACOVER PAINT + PRIMER Black Satin (I purchased this HERE.)
- Drop Cloth/Old Blanket Comforter
- General Purpose Sand Paper (100-medium, 220-finer)
- Grit & Perseverance & Some Brut Force
What I love most about the completed project? THE DETAILS – In the Table Legs, and The Chairs.. And I Just Love How BLACK (Satin) IT IS. Also, I loved seeing hubby getting his hands dirty.. something about that, does it for me, LOL. Lastly, I definitely think that the dark color gives the room a more formal feel, while complimenting the marble on the island and counter tops in the kitchen.
Each morning when I come downstairs, and walk into the Kitchen to start my coffee, it’s the first thing I see and that makes me happy. Special Thanks to my hubby for a job well done!!
