SO AWESOME!!!! I'm the fearless 76 year old that is doing my first piece, the ENTIRE dining room set including the table that seats 10. I've considered many colors including seafoam, blue, green and turquoise but decided on a soft dove grey with metallic silver accents and doing the top of table exactly as you have demonstrated in soft but natural wood grain finish. I'm a resent widow after 5 long years of my husband's brain injury hospitalization and i was in a very dark place of the heart but God's perfect timing has raised my spirits up and I'm feeling very much looking into the future and following my artistic self again. Thank you for the inspiration ❤
@@alebronlebrona6886 Thank you for asking. My vision seems light years away from reality! Initially planning on white base then grey and silver accents for a traditional look. New vision going to pale aqua with silver and gold accents plus using the Rustoleum Metallic White Pearl over the entire white dining room. Sadly i live in Canada specifically Mississauga (part of the city of Toronto)and the supplies are extremely difficult to hunt down. Besides the aqua and pearl wash i was planning to paint a garden with grasses, butterflies, birds and flowers on the sides of both buffet and sides. It's a challenge mentally and physically hunting for supplies of even basic paints very much unlike the beautiful and blessed USA. Most often because of covid the brick and mortar retailers have empty shelves and online shopping can be disappointing. God bless you for thinking of me. Not sure if i can send you pictures of my progress.
I hope you are doing well now after your husband’s passing? You must keep busy and am hope we can see what your finished product looks like. God bless you. Shannon is such an inspiration.
I became a widow (very suddenly) 8yrs ago. And although I didn’t discover my passion in refurbishing furniture, I did start painting! I took classes with a great friend. And it was SO THERAPEUTIC! I’m so sorry for your loss. God does heal the heart and painting is an AMAZING treatment. You go girl! Somehow, I’d love to see your finished project!😃😃😃
This was perfect as a vanity desk for me. ru-vid.comUgkxMAlHv7-BBWMrPRm5-uEoD6rtdT7SG2Qr Especially the glossy finish. Easy to cleanI was looking for something that wasn't the traditional white and with more of a modern feel. This fit the bill beautifully. I put it together with no problems, by myself in under an hour.Make sure you double check where you place the drawer tracks before screwing down. I had one track that needed to be aligned with different holes than the rest.
OMG I am speechless. That is gorgeous. I have always loved those chairs and have seen people paint them white and they lose the beautiful carved detail. But the wax you applied brings that out just beautifully. Thank you for the inspiration!
One tip of advice I'll give about the wipe on poly. Pay attention when purchasing to whether it is a clear gloss, satin, and there was also a warm gloss or I think a warm Satin. I do not have a clue what the warm finishes look like? And if you do not want any shine or gloss I recommend varathane three times the thickness matte finish. Don't be afraid of the milky white color! It dries to a clear flat matte finish. That is what I used on my barn doors
I’m kinda mind blown right now- I’ve been thinking of doing this to our dining table set but we were renovating g our home so I didn’t pay it much kind yet. Today I thought oh let me look for a video to see the best way to do it- yours was the first video so I click on it- and lo and behold- it’s the exact same set we have! So I can see what it will look like ahead of time and I love it 🥰
You packed so much good information into this video, and your project turned out fabulous. Respectfully, I do want to mention that the volume of your music could do with some adjusting. I had to keep turning the volume up and down because the music was so loud. Again, I say that respectfully, not rudely. I really enjoyed your video, and I appreciate your work. -Cara
I love this look! Exactly what I was looking for! Question: I have a table that has a redwood stain on it. Would I need to primer it first before applying the white wash?? Thanks in advance 🙂
That is now gorgeous! The table top is expertly finished and using the dark wax highlights the unique table edge features. Thank you so much for sharing.
I LOVE THIS! Do you think you could do this to wood door frames/stair cases/wooden pillars in the house? Did you ever try to use this method on unsanded wood? I would like to know what happens on unsanded!
Thank you for posting this video. The Glee I felt at seeing your finished product truly warmed my heart, whereas, I have the exact table that you used in your video, but have no chairs for it. . . So I'll begin my search looking for them! Once again, it was truly a joy to watch you transform that dining room set! Michael Freeman Kentucky USA
I have the exact same set that used to be my grandmothers. I love it but the designs don’t fit my house, would you happen to have any recommendations on how to cover the designs? I want to give this table a new life to fit my style.
I bought this exact set and am working on it. I was going to finish the top to match my darker kitchen cabinet and the legs and chair in a distressed navy. This is a great video. I am newer to refinishing furniture and there is so much info. Am I correct that you should remove all old finishes to stain but a light sanding is okay if painting?
Hey Sue, you’re right there is a lot of info out there 😅 but you are correct that to stain you’ll need to strip the existing finish off and then stain but to paint, all you need is a scuff sand and a primer like Zinnser is great to add before painting also. It’s a fun hobby, enjoy your project!
If you do your cabinets try valspar furniture and cabinet enamel, it takes a bit longer to dry and cure but is SO durable and waterproof, about $25 at lowes for a quart, I’m sure a gallon is better pricing too
Just beautiful I love how it turned out , I don’t know if that’s your table but here Australia we can’t buy pieces like that for a cheap price a table like this on eBay would be $800 to $1,000 so it’s not really worth doing this for us , you are so lucky the pieces people buy to do this kind of restoration is ,worth it but for us I would only do this for my furniture to keep but I love would you do just beautiful 😍
Una autentica maravilla. Muchas gracias por compartir y enseñar. Por fin he encontrado lo que estaba buscando y lo puedo poner en practica. Mi mas sincera felicitación por tu trabajo. Enhorabuena.
Hello, I wanted to know if it’s possible to use a spray gun to paint the chairs and get them same results? I’m planning to refurbish my kitchen table and chairs asap and love what you did!!!
I love this, I have this table, it does have that veneer too. I'm going to give this a shot. My questions 3 mos. later, are, did you sand the chairs 1st and could I use a water based paint instead of oil? I have never worked with oil based paint. Anyway, you may have answered this already, I'll look through the comments in the meantime. Thank you for such a beautiful design, especially the trim work!
I scuff sanded most used parts of the chairs with a 220 grit sanding pad. The white paint i used for the chairs is water based, the only thing that was oil was the grey stain I used on the table and I had to use that because it was the only stain I could find in that color. A lot of furniture painters use a paint wash technique instead of stain to avoid chemicals. The way you do that is to mix water with your water based paint and then apply the same way you would apply a stain. I need to do a video on that! Hope that helps! General finishes makes a water based gel stain called ''no pain Gel stain" check that one out!
I am especially interested in learning how to applied the stain on the side panels where the grain of the veneer is going in so many directions. Could you please have a video showing that! Please. Thanks.
Great info. Was looking exactly for how to deal with leftover warm tones (red for me lol) in a simple way to get cooler grey tones. Tho I’m looking for a darker slate color. Lol.
I have a question on the chairs. Do I have to sand then before I paint them??? Also at what point and area did you use the Zinsser Bullseye primer??? I want to make the seat of the chairs the same color as the table. What do you think? I know you have just so much time for each video. It would be nice if you were able to show more of each step I'm new to this and I don't want to mess any of this up
Hello. You do beautiful work. I wanted to ask advice to repaint my table. It's a wood table with cherry finish. I want to spray paint it black. What products should I use?
Amazing process, I loved the finished look.I have a table very similar and want to do the same thing,painted base and stained top. A question for you- did you use any of the grayed wax on the base to tie in the color? On a different note, I recently bought an oak gentlemen’s dresser for my bedroom. It is pretty old so I want to clean it up and revamp the hinges and handles. What product do I use to clean it up. I’m not intending to refinish it or repaint it.
I was also wondering did you have to sand the chairs to get the paint to adhere? Should I use a primer before painting the chairs.? I have used the same colors as you on my table mine turned out a little lighter but it gorgeous. My table is the exact as the one in this video
What would you suggest I use on making cabinets look like a grey wash? They are old and like a laminate or veneer from the 1970’s, but want to make the process easy and feasible?
I am doing the same thing to the exact same table and love how yours tuned out. Thank you for sharing. I have one issue maybe you can help with. The screws that attach the top to the base are missing. I have 6 holes, can you tell me approximately what size and length screws your table has? Thank you again so much for sharing.
So I went off your list of products for the table but on your video I noticed you used Gel stain. I purchased wood stain. Will it make a difference? Should I go get the gel stain?
Thank you, I’ll return it and get the gel. Tomorrow I’ll be priming my chairs before I paint them. Then this weekend work on the table. I’ll send you before and after pics when I’m done.
For the stain on top do you need to put more than one coat on and wipe it off or just one? Also for the bottom base of the table and chairs did you sand it too or just paint it I love this and want to redo my table
I just cleaned really well on the painted areas and for the top I did 1 coat but then there were spots that looked more shear so I went in again with another layer in those areas *after it was completely dry 🖤
You didn’t strip the chairs? Or sand? U just applied the white paint & then did the thing w the combination of waxes? I have an oak table much like yours but without a leaf in the center. However my chairs are made of a white fur if I remember correctly. I have had the set for 40 years & was saving for my daughter started thinking this would look so beautiful. The fur doesn’t have the grain that the oak does. I stained them years ago & covered w a poly I believe. Great video! Thanks 🙏🏽
Right, I did not sand just cleaned well with krud Kutter and got to work ❤️ it’s a very sweet thing to save for your daughter! The valspar furniture and cabinet enamel adhesion and durability is really good too like Sherwin Williams but it’s cheaper 😉 last quart I bought was $28 and they do all the Sherwin Williams colors there at lowes
Hi there I have a set of table n chairs like yours I like to know on the chairs after u paint it did u mix all three of the wax together n put it on or u use one at a time. Thanks please reply back soon
Zane Blane I need to do a video on that! On the chairs I scuff sanded them and used sherwin williams pure white in satin and then i clear coated the seats with water based poly. On the tops I did the same technique shown in the video on the table skirt using dark wax to highlight the details and I didn’t clear coat after I waxed bc the wax will protect ❤️ hope that helps a bit!
Zane Blane I just flipped the chairs over and used my paint brush, then flipped them back and did the same, there’s a lot of angles on those chairs! I just assume anything I missed doesn’t show when the chairs are sitting at a table. Chairs are definitely a pain that way 😅
Have the exact table set, wow not the first DIY either with it. How many of these sets were made, what era was this styling most popular, who's the manufacturer lol 😂
I’ve made a bunch of rookie mistakes and about to sand down and start over for the third time. I can’t very close to perfection this time but when I put on the wipe on poly stain it took up the dark stain. So did I not let the dark stain dry long enough? I did not use the gel version of Varathane Briar smoke but I did use the oil based stain by the company and added a bit of an oil based minwax gray to get closer to the color I needed.
Tomorrow, I am going to do the exact same finish on a similar oak table. AND my results were disappointing. The pickling looked great, but when wiping the stain, it pulled the pickling off.
Thank you for this video and the information that you provided. I am preparing to do this to my dining room table. I am wondering did you do the same process to the base as well? I love how your table looks and would like to do something similar to mine. Thank you for this video.
I just cleaned the base really well and then painted it with Sherwin Williams trim paint and then did the wax over it. If you have kids and are hard on your furniture you may want to do a water based polyurethane on top of the paint before you do the wax. The wax is really just for the look not for protection ❤️ you’ll want to use water based clear coat bc oil based will yellow slightly over time on top of white it’ll show but for other colors you’re good
@@blacksheephouse Thank you. Just doing the table now. I am waiting for a wax to arrive and will finish it this week. Thank you for all of your information. It has worked so well and I love the way the table is looking. Really appreciate your information.
1. Wood stain White Wash Picking by Minwax 2. Gel Stain in Briarsmome by Verethane 3. Wipe on Polyeurthane by Minwax 4. Sherwin Williams pure white laytex paint 5. Minwax waxes mixed to get greybrown colour ➡️ also a white wax to wipe clean
This is beautiful! We actually just got my husband’s grandmother’s old table & it is beautiful but I want to paint the bottom portion of the table white & the chairs have this beautiful floral detailing on the back I really want to use your idea with the wax to create that contrast between the white & the grooves of the detailing so it doesn’t look so stark white but I don’t want to paint the seats of the chairs. Just the backs & legs. What’s the best way to cover the seat? I’m afraid of using painters tape because I don’t want to damage the seat. It is solid oak but the has laminate on top of the wood.
This project turned out beautiful! I have a table and chairs just like it that I got for $25 on FB marketplace. It’s in excellent condition except finish is coming off ( lucky for me) lol. My question is can I use a regular stain in the details on shirt of table and the backs of the chairs and use poly as the sealer instead of the waxes?
Yvonne, that’s actually such a great idea! I’m so glad you commented bc I just learned something valuable ❤️ that wax was such a pain to make in that color so I’m going to use stain from now on! I do think you have to test a spot to make sure it doesn’t absorb too much on the white paint. But since this paint has a sheen to it I would think it would just wipe away. Thanks again!!
Hey! Thank you so much for this awesome video. I’m currently doing the same to my identical table. I have a question about the wax. Did you let it dry before applying the white wax?
Did you sand or do anything to prep the skirt and chairs before you painted them? They look fantastic! Doing a similar project and am curious if I need to sand them before I paint them.
Cami Fairbanks I usually do a light scuff sanding with 220 grit, I use a piece of sandpaper wrapped around an old sanding sponge/bar thingy. I also use a cleaner called Krud Kutter. Cheers!
Questions, this set looks just like mine, but is yours solid wood or is the top laminate or veneer? I think mine is veneer. Would it still sand down that cleanly? I'm just afraid I can't get rid of all the red. Second question, can you post pics of the after on the chairs? It went by so quick on the video. This is almost exactly what I'm looking for
Hey Ann, mine was a wood veneer so I had to be careful sanding, especially around the edges seemed to be where I was more likely to get a bit too deep sanding but it came out great! Don’t worry about the red, if you need to you can bleach it, I have lots of tutorials on that here on the channel. And sorry I did rush the chair part- I used Shirwin Williams trim paint in their popular white color - pure white. I cleaned the chairs really well and I would recommend using a primer if you don’t want to sand the chairs. Go for semi gloss on the paint for the most durability and if it’s too shiny for you then you can throw a coat of matte water based polyurethane to tone down the sheen and add even more durability. Hope that helps 🖤 I can’t share a picture here but I promise they were so beautiful, and you’ll love your table done with these colors
Do you have pictures of the chairs? I have the exact same dining room table and chairs that I’m refinishing. The set had been sitting in a carport for quite some time and the veneer was coming up on the table top. Therefore, it had too much damage to stain. I ended up painting the top but want the same colors you have on your top. I’m not sure how to achieve that with paint. Yours turned out so beautiful.
Hey Yvonne! I do have pictures of the chairs if you will message me on Instagram or Facebook I can send them or email you. What I would do is try the pottery barn tutorial I have on here with the grey stain. It’s an old video so forgive the production quality but my “faux wood pottery barn technique” is great for veneer. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Unce_QuXoJ0.html And here is me doing the technique (in brown) on a table top ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9hJEG4MrZuE.html Hope that helps!! PS you can use the Briarsmoke gel stain in the crevices of your chairs instead of wax if you want to save $ and just buy one product but be sure your chairs are already clear coated first so the paint doesn’t absorb the stain
So I’m new here. Love this effect and about to do this on a 150 year old desk. Your product label says Briar Smoke in grey. So I’m confused. Is it Briar smoke or grey or mixed? Please and thank you so much. ❤️
