DIY Furniture Makeovers are a lot easier to do than what you may think. This farmhouse table makeover transform our old kitchen table into a beautiful and new focal point for our dining room. We love it!
I bought this table almost two years ago from a young couple for $25.00. The top of the table has never been in great shape but I didn’t mind since it was meant to be abused by countless amounts of spills, craft paint, hot glue and many other things.
Now it’s time to let the table retire from her previous duties and be a little pampered and even honor her for been the foundation of so many great dinners and moments. The first thing I did was sand the table PERFECTLY down. It looked like a completely different table already!
After this part was done it was time to apply the vinyl stencil that I had previously designed and cut.
You will need a large vinyl machine to do something like this, or order a stencil.
Then I was ready to stain the design. I used an antiquing dark glaze by Valspar. My advice if you are thinking to do something like this is to use small amounts of paint at a time. Paint or a thick glaze is better that regular stain {too “liquidly”} for this part of the process. I know you know BUT DO NOT BRUSH THE PAINT side to side or up and down. When you are working with STENCILS ALWAYS tap your paint with a flat brush.
Then it was time to let it dry… Perfect for me and Mimi to take a HOT CHOCOLATE break while Papi and the other little savages
were playing basketball at the Church.
Then we were ready to stain the table. I always like to test my stains in a piece of similar wood before I apply it on the final surface… Check out my fancy gear 😉
At this point I ended with this…
…and after the final clear glaze with this.
From ordinary to EXTRAordinary!
And now I better say good bye because we are ready for dinner 😉
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Your projects are amazing…I LOVE everything you touch!
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You impress me more with every post!! Great job!
Thank you so much for linking it up to {nifty thrifty sunday} last week!
Hope to see more of your creativity tonight! 🙂
xoxo,
Vanessa
I am positively SWOONING over this transformation…wonderful!!!!
Jan
Gorgeous! I saw this on Little Red Hen and thought it was a beautiful idea. Yours is fantastic! I love the way you made the "ad" your own.
I so have to do this now…
I don't even have to tell you that this is amazing! I'm blown away. I'm super jealous. I want to do this to my table!!
Ali
http://www.Foundintheali.blogspot.com
You're a genius! I adore this table!
That is absolutely gorgeous! You did an amazing job! You have inspired me!!!
Thank you so much for linking up to Tuesday Confessional. You've been featured, so grab yourself a button and get your brag on! http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/06/more-tuesday-confessional-awesomeness.html
~Macy
LOVE this!
WOW! What a gorgeous re-do! Now I want one! Thank you for linking to Handy Man, Crafty Woman's Wicked Awesome Wednesday!