I have a big family, so the original 8 seater square table, then 10 seater long table were always going to be too small. So when I finally found an affordable second hand 12 seater table and chairs, I snapped up the bargain with the intention to give it a massive makeover to match my Farmhouse kitchen.
Steps
Step 1
Remove the chair seat from the frames. Lightly sand the frames and using the spray gun, paint the frames cafe cream colour.
Step 2
Using the Ortiz sander and 60-80 grit sandpaper, sand the chair base. This process took almost 1 hr per chair base and I have 12 seats.
Step 3
Remove the table top from the legs. Using the same Ortiz sander and several replacement 60-80 grit sanding sheets, sanded back the dark brown table to its natural wood. This took almost 9hrs over a number of days (lots of pressure on your back, arms and legs).
Step 4
Paint the table legs the same cafe cream colour as the chair frames.
Step 5
Clean all the sawdust off the table and chair based and wash with a water and sponge. Apply clear varnish to the natural wood, let it dry and lightly sand with 240-260 grit sandpaper, before applying varnish again. I applied three coats (with my little helper)
Step 6
Reattach the chair base to the frames, and legs to the table top.
What an amazing transformation in the before and after shots.
