Dining Table Upgrade and New Cushions on Chairs

Dining Table Before

Dining Table
and Chairs After

This lovely Queen Anne dining table had a well-worn top, but was overall in great condition. Our customer had wanted to have the top refinished and the legs painted black. I completely stripped the top in an afternoon and Jim took care of the side edges, preparing them for paint. 

Once it was primed, I painted the side of the table edge while he spray painted the legs. You simply can’t beat the look of spray painting furniture when able to do so. It isn’t possible for everything, but when we can, we chose spraying. Brush painting isn’t too bad though and with black, it is an easy color to blend well with any color stain you decide to use with it.

Chair After

Chair Before

She had purchased the table alone and needed chairs, so she found four chairs separately that matched the table perfectly. The chairs were in great shape, but she wanted the seats reupholstered and chose a black vinyl with a diamond shape, a small rectangle of gold accents to finish off the design. The material was very elegant and made a great seat cover to match the black portion of the table. Even though the chairs and table wasn’t a family at first, when all was done, they got along just fine and made a great addition to this lovely kitchen.

Mid-Century Hutch Modernized

Hutch Original

Hutch Modernized

This lovely hutch came to us from a young couple who had wanted to modernize it. It had belonged to her grandmother and had seen a lot of use, so naturally she had wanted to put it to use in her home. She had asked if it could be painted, but wasn't sure what color paint. 

I suggested black, but she thought that was too dark. I then suggested navy blue, since we had previously painted a China cabinet and buffet in navy blue (See the "Furniture Gets Naval Theme" article on this blog: http://finalefurniture.blogspot.com/2014/02/furniture-gets-naval-theme.html). She loved the blue color idea, so I pulled out the Sherwin-Williams color swatches and she chose SW-6510, Loyal Blue.

The first step in any painted job is to rough up the old polyurethane gloss surface so that it accepts the primer. If you fail to do this, the primer won't stick and neither will the paint, eventually peeling off. Once you have prepared the surface, you're ready to paint. The color turned out beautiful! The customer chose new hardware, nickel handles and hinges and porcelain (kitty cat) door pulls. Modernized and a fresh new look, this old hutch is ready to create many more memories for years to come. Don't be afraid of color!