Dining Room Table & Amazing Chalk Paint!

A few years back, my wonderful parents were downsizing and gave us their dining room table (or...one of them because they had multiple now that I think about it!). Anyways, it is a solid oak table and chairs that has lasted a long time and has many years left in it. However, it just isn't my style. Also, it very badly needed to be re-stained and the finish on the top of it was almost sticky at times. It actually felt like the kids food was all over it all of the time (well...sometimes it probably was kids food) but most of the time, it was just the sticky finish. Well...re-staining a table and chairs is quite a big undertaking with all of those spindles and curves...so it has been put off...over and over again.

At one point I decided I would just sand it all and paint it black...but still...LOTS of work. so again, it got put off.

Until last week...my aunt told me about chalk paint that a  friend just used to paint her office furniture! Not to be confused with Chalkboard paint. Anyways, this paint is a miracle in my mind. She connected me up with a little store in Palmyra (also have a location in Greece) called The Purple Painted Lady. I went out there to ask questions and fell in love with this product. Get this:

• paint can be used on ANY surface INDOORS OR OUT!
• No need to strip, prime or prepare

So...I have started my table project. Although it is far from finished, it is in the works and is looking great! So...here are some before pictures.

What I decided in the end is to re-stain the top of the table and use the Graphite colored Chalk paint with a dark wax over it on the rest of the table and chairs.

At this point, the Table has a newly stained top and one layer of the paint. (not pictured yet!) I have not started the chairs...but stay tuned...I WILL add more pictures as I complete this!

Here is a link to the finished product (the table...not the chairs!)