Table: To Trash Or Not To Trash

Hello my friends and my Mama, (well at least I hope my Mama reads my blog, lol)

I wanted to share one of the things I have been keeping busy with, with all of you. I found this cool app on my fancy phone called Offer Up and it is kind of like Craig's List but I like the format better. I found this table and chairs and I loved the chairs instantaneously! The price for the table and chairs was less then 1 chair costs new and they were in good condition. Well, the chairs that is. The table had seen better days. But I felt like it was worth it even if I threw the table away and kept the chairs so I convinced Husband Darling it was a great idea and we headed off in the Super Baby Bus (my minivan) to pick it up.

  As you can see it was not exactly an impressive table at this point. And it has brown glass panels for those holes. hmmmmmmmmmm a bit dated??? But  4 leather chairs all in good condition! I didn't love the orangy-ness of the legs=fixable. Didn't love how brown on brown all of this set is=fixable.

  So I took myself down to the Walmart and picked up 2 jars of chalk paint and a jar of furniture wax. I had been wanting to try it since seeing it at the Country Living Fair last fall. Then I started thinking. I walked around the main floor of our little house on the ridge and began concocting a plan.

 I had a round table in the breakfast room and needed something narrower for better foot traffic flow. I had been looking for something since I redid the kitchen and put the island in. But it seemed like opportunity and budget never lined up. Meaning when I came across a good deal I had no cash and had to pass. But now this table had fallen into my hot little hands.

I started my transformations on the wood table I purchased. I gave it three coats of grey chalk paint. Then a coat of clear wax but I wasn't quite happy with it so I tinted the wax with a little acrylic paint and went over it again until I had the feeling I wanted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I still just wasn't sure about it. But after living with it a couple days I really like the size and shape of the table and the color and glass panels really lighten up the space, reflecting light and making everything feel bright.

You might remember these are the chairs that came with the table......I had other plans for them for now!!

And here it is! Now all of us can sit for informal meals in here! I am looking for a wooden bench to go on the left instead of two of my old tables dining room chairs. And I keep debating whether these 4 chairs should be black or white or grey and if I should recover them. Or if it isn't worth it and I should just keep looking for more chairs. hmmmmm decisions, decisions!!

So that is my, maybe we will throw it in the trash table recycle! What do you think?? I still think clear glass panels would be a big improvement but haven't gotten out to price them yet. If I change it I will update the post :)
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. Have a great day!