See how I gave life to this worn-out piece as I share my chalk painted table.
I am hosting Thanksgiving for my family this year, so I decided it was time to complete the dining room project I began almost a year ago. If you want to see more about the (spray painted) chairs and where I found my entire dining room set, you can click HERE, or to see the dining room reveal from earlier this year, you can click HERE.
Now, before I hear comments about how beautiful this piece is and why in the world would I paint it, I have to show you pictures of the condition it was in. The photo above is WAY too nice. It just didn’t look that good. 
It was VERY scratched up – everywhere from the tabletop to the legs of the table.
Besides being really scratched, I wasn’t in love with the tabletop. It was REALLY glossy, and I wanted more of a matte look. I had my dad in town for the weekend, so I put him to work sanding the tabletop. 
He sanded the table along with the three leaves that fit inside.
Once it was sanding, I added Minwax’s Special Walnut Stain. Once that dried, I added a clear wax to seal the top.
For the base, I used Annie Sloan’s French Linen along with her clear wax.
I sanded some of the edges and various places to add just a little more character.
And that was it! It was a fairly quick project (thanks to the help of Jerry), and now I am ready to host Thanksgiving!
And to show you how far the dining room has come since last Christmas, check out this photo:
Go create something and let me know if you try a chalk painted table!
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