There are a couple great vintage kitchen tables at the cabin that have probably been there since my Dad and Grandpa built it. I first gave them my personal touch back in college in the late 80's, when country stenciling was all the rage.
I think I started having sander withdrawls. After sanding the deck steps at home last week, the cabin tables were calling my name this weekend.
The 80's ducks just had to go. away.
Unfortunately even with both my sister-in-law and I attacking the blue painted top, it was holding it's own. We ran out of sandpaper before the top was finished, and I never got to the legs. We kind of liked seeing the old iron burn; it's going to stay.
My plan is to sand the top a little more and then stain it with a walnut brown stain, so the character of the well-worn top shows through. I want to shabby the legs so the green paint will be nicely seen through the blue. Then finish it all off with a couple coats of poly to seal it.
I was able to sand the legs of the adorable enamelware top table, so the vintage green showed through. Of course the calamine pink of the 40's or 50's had been painted at some point too. I loved how this one turned out. If mom ever tires of this one, I'll be first in line to bring it home;)
Last year I attacked the country hearts adorned dropleaf, revealing the same calamine pink along with a cute yellow. A couple coats of poly later, and we're enjoying it as our buffet line in the kitchen.
I love seeing all the different eras of paint colors these tables have lived through. They were built well of solid wood, and they've lasted through the years. I love giving them a little extra TLC and a couple coats of poly so we can enjoy their usefulness and beauty many more years.
I've always loved that enamel top table too, so adorable!
Posted by: Cheryl Jarl | Thursday, July 07, 2016 at 07:26 AM