The project
I have a big family, so the original eight-seater square table, then ten-seater long table were always going to be too small. So when I finally found an affordable secondhand 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 café cream colour.
Step 2
Using the Ozito sander and 60-80 grit sandpaper, sand the chair base. This process took almost one hour per chair base and I have 12 seats.
Step 3
Remove the tabletop from the legs. Using the same Ozito sander and several replacement 60-80 grit sanding sheets, sanded back the dark brown table to its natural wood. This took almost nine hours over a number of days (lots of pressure on your back, arms and legs).
Step 4
Paint the table legs the same café cream colour as the chair frames.
Step 5
Clean all the sawdust off the table and chair base 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).
For my tabletop and chair base, I sanded it right back to the natural wood. Then using a clear wood gloss varnish, I applied 2-3 coats. For the chair frames, I lightly sanded and then used a Taubmans Ultimate Enamel paint in a Dulux Café Crème colour.
Step 6
Reattach the chair base to the frames, and legs to the table top. What an amazing transformation.
Tools and materials
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Before and after
