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One of the first things that I saw when I went to My Man’s apartment for the first time was this dining room table:
I was impressed that this single guy had such a nice table. It was a good first impression–it got me past the weight set in the living room (which also contained a Halloween orange sectional couch) and the racing bike that leaned against a wall next to this table. That was 18 years ago. The table is looking a
little lot worn all these years later. It is at the “I’m embarrassed” by the table stage now. I’d love to replace it with a new one, but that’s further down the list of things we are going to spend money on right now.
I had such success with the General Finishes stain and topcoat on the leaning wall shelves project, that I’m going to use their milk paint for this one. I chose their lamp black for the main color, and to give it some dimension I’m going to distress and glaze with General Finishes Red Sienna glaze. And since I know that the table will have to withstand a lot of use, I’m going to seal it with General Finishes High Performance Water-Based Topcoat in satin. I sound like a General Finishes advertisement! I just loved the stain and topcoat on my other project–hope I am just as satisfied with this one.
I’d like to finish this before Christmas. Did I say that out loud?? What am I thinking…
Painting the Dining Room Table Post 1: Before
Painting the Dining Room Table Post 2
Painting the Dining Room Table Post 3
Painting the Dining Room Table Post 4
Painting the Dining Room Table Post 5: Finished!…Maybe
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