We sold EVERYTHING in our house; dishes, furniture, pots and pans, toys, etc. Our dining room table, chairs, and hutch were some of the first things we bought. We found it on Craigslist as a package for a very good deal. The set was brand new, Broyhill, and some of the nicest furniture we have ever owned. When we moved into our new home a year ago, I hated the furniture. We have so much cherry wood in our kitchen/dining room that it all just clashed. The hutch and china cabinet in our living room is fine. It looks beautiful but we have a matching hutch in the dining room along with the dining room table and chairs. It was not a good look. It was too traditional for me in my modern kitchen.
When the weather warmed up a little (emphasis on a little) I decided it was time for a change.
Table and hutch before.
Thank you God for French Bulldog Black :)
One of the coolest parts of this project....
NO SANDING!!!
I may not have done this project if I had to sand it all first. I HATE HATE HATE sanding.
In comes my "savior of sorts"
Zinzer Primer
This is the best stuff ever!!! It is so thick. I had it tinted so I would need fewer coats of the black. This stuff goes on sooooo easily. I was blown away.
I personally think the table looks 100 times better just with a coat of primer.
Don't you?
And yes, I painted it right in my kitchen. When I was finished, I coated it with a water-based polycrylic to make sure I could wipe off the smooshed bananas my son seems to leave behind.
READY FOR THE BIG REVEAL?
Oh my goodness, I LOVE IT!!! I wish you could see the full picture. I have an open kitchen and all of the appliances are black and stainless steel. Painting the furniture pulled the entire room together and really anchored my dining room area. I stand in my kitchen and just stare at my table. It is so pretty.
My husband.......hates it!!
Have you ever seen that Campbells soup commercial where EVERYTHING is white?
That is my husbands dream. He does not like color....At all!!!
That is my husbands dream. He does not like color....At all!!!
Good thing he is not here all day. I figure he can live with it. After all, all of our walls are still the original newly built white.
Lord help me. :)
Well, at least I get a pretty kitchen.
By the way...I was truly inspired to do this by my bloggy friend Beckie over at
Infarrantly Creative
If you have never visited her site, she is AMAZING!!! You will get so many fantastic ideas from her, you will not know what project to tackle first.
If you have never visited her site, she is AMAZING!!! You will get so many fantastic ideas from her, you will not know what project to tackle first.
Check out what she did to her kitchen...
AWESOME
