I bet you won't believe I bought this table for only $30!!! Yes I said $30 not $300 like a similar table they sell at Ikea or not 3,000 like one's for sale at Pottery Barn, just the "I basically stole this table" price of $30. I got it from an Antique Barn sale I stopped by in my parents neighborhood.
Since this was going to be my dinning room table I decided to go all the way with restoring it. This took a lot of patients which is something I don't usually have a lot of when it comes to projects. I'm just always so excited to see the finished project. Since this table is going to be our dinning table I figured I might as well spend the time and make it perfect.
Here are some before pictures...
Restoring the table consisted of 4 different steps sanding, priming, painting, and sealing.
I started by hand sanding the entire table. Yes that's right I hand sanded it. Like I said before I don't have a ton of patients and I couldn't wait to borrow my Dad's sander so I went ahead and did it by hand. It really didn't take too long. Plus I was able to get all the angles of the base pretty easily.
The second step was priming. Since the table was black to start with and that's what I planned on keeping it I just did 2 light coats of primer. Make sure that you read the label and wait the full amount of drying time if not more. You don't want to just keep caking layers on without them drying completely or you'll most likely end up with a gooey mess.
I then painted the table with my black paint in a gloss finish (I already had the gloss paint from painting my interior doors black). It ended up taking me 3 coats of the black to look even.
And now the last step! Sealing. I bought a water based seal and applied 2 coats with a foam roller. You can see a few of the lines I made with the seal but you probably wouldn't notice unless I pointed them out. *My Dad suggested next time I do a project like this I borrow his spray painter!*
So here is the final product! I hope you enjoy!
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