Tickled Pink Kitchen Table Makeover
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I love a great kitchen table makeover!
I bought this table recently at Tickled Pink, my newest thrift store. I did go over my normal $5.00 limit on this piece. If you read my blog often, you know I rarely spend over $5.00. That rule is for items that I repurpose or redo for resale. If I pay over $5.00 for something, it makes it difficult to make a decent profit. Since this table was a personal purchase, I blew the budget totally. I had been searching for just the right table for a while, so when I found this I had to move quickly.
Have I piqued your curiosity? This baby set me back a whopping $25.00.
I did a lead test on the table. This is a very easy lead test check. You can enter to win one of these along with other great 3M products on my post 3M Product Giveaway post.
It showed up negative.
This is after I stripped the paint off of the table. You can see that I haven’t started on the leaf yet. I used Zip Strip brand stripper. It worked pretty well.
After I used the stripper on the table top, it still needed some sanding.
Be sure to use your head when you “do it yourself”. I wear a respirator when I sand, and you should too!
Hindsight 20/20 I’m not sure that I should have stained the top because some of the paint was down into the grain.
After I got the top sanded down, I started to do some repairs. I love Gorilla Wood Glue for repairs.
I painted the base of the table and the legs with Sweetened White by Dutch Boy.
When I went shopping for some new stain, I knew I wanted a dark stain. I’ve been staining a lot of dark walnut, but it has a slight reddish tint, and I didn’t want that. I chose Jacobean from MinWax. I use plastic utensils to stir my stain.
I applied 2 coats of stain . . .
. . . and several coats of wipe-on poly.
The table is in my kitchen, but I don’t have my chairs finished yet. I’ll show you when I get it all put together in the kitchen.
I LOVE the look of dark wood and white paint! Are you a fan of it too?
I am UPDATING this post to show you the table in my kitchen.
I have collected four chairs from various sources. The chair on the left is mammaw’s chair. The chair on the right belonged to my sister. The two chairs in the front and back belonged to my cousin KayLee. I love the mismatched look.
It’s a small table without the leaf, but it’s perfect for me!
gail
it looks great!!
I agree, 25 was a bargain for that table and you made it look great! The dark stain/white combo is really working for me. I’ll have to check out that color!
Nice job.
The table turned out beautifully. I love the wood grain lines to the top. Definitely worth the $25.
Karen G
A perfect combo… love the new look. That is a steal at 25.00, I would have scooped it up in a minute too.
Another fabulous makeover Gail.
Hugs, Deb
The table is darling, can’t wait to see the reveal.
Definitely a fan of the white with dark wood. Your table looks fabulous. Love that stain.
Great job. I love the shine. A wonderful addition to your home and still a bargain.
The table looks fantastic!
The table looks fantastic, love the contrast of dark on light!
I am a fan, totally! Great piece. Thanks for showing it.
Soooo pretty, I’m happy that you found something great for yourself. Enjoy it!
Sue
Your table turned out so beautiful. I love the darker top. And its okay to go over your budget for a personal piece. $25 is still a great deal on a solid wood piece. Man, I seen a Wood table with white legs and pine colored top and one chair on the side of the road sunday and wanted it so bad. My Hubby refuses to pick stuff up on the side of the road. When I went back it was gone. So sad.
Sharon