Dining Room Table

We found this wonderful table at Goodwill.  It even has a nice-sized leaf.  Perfect for our kitchen.  We’ve been looking for something that would go with the slate blue walls.  After a good sanding (ooogly brown on top!), Tracy applied the first coat of paint.  We chose Valspar Gotham Gray Interior Satin from Lowe's.  She let that dry for about 4 hours, then she sanded it with extra fine (220) sandpaper. She applied a 2^nd coat.  Again, let it dry, sanded it down and then a final 3rd coat of paint.  We decided to leave the base and legs as they were, with maybe some fine tuning later.  They were the color we wanted, with a bit of “natural” J distressing.

She distressed the edges of the table top to our liking, then applied a coat of Minwax Dark Walnut.  She let it sit for about 5 minutes, then wiped it off.  To finish, she applied three coats of Johnson Paste Wax. She buffed it out each time after a 10 minute wait.  Way to go Sissy! LOVE IT.  Now all we have to do is find someone to carry it into the house.

Oct 6th Update:

YAY We carried it in ourselves.  1/2" clearance thru the door.....Damn!

Now we need 4 tall spindle-back chairs. Would love to paint them different coordinating colors.  Another Hunt!  Woo hoo.