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Working with furniture refinisher was a lot harder than I thought. Here are some things I learned that might help you with your DIY project.

Furniture Refinisher – a few tips

Using a furniture refinisher was not as easy as I thought it would be. This summer I decided to refinish my worn out kitchen table. The first step was to gather all the supplies to “strip” and stain the table top. (I plan to paint the legs and chairs.) I put the word “strip” in quotation …

You need to be prepared if you are going to stain a kitchen table top - especially if it is YOUR table and the only one in the house. This is my list of essentials.

Preparing to Stain a Kitchen Table Top

Today I am preparing to stain a kitchen table top. You saw the pictures of my sad and shabby looking kitchen table yesterday. I also walked you through my thought process of what my plan was – refinish the table top and paint the legs and the chairs. I am trying to approach this project …

Refinishing a kitchen table was at the top of my project list for the summer. I rarely take on a DIY project this big but this is how I did it using a combination of wood stain and chalk paint by Annie Sloan.

Refinishing a Kitchen Table

One of the projects at the top of my summer to do list was refinishing a kitchen table – my table in particular. It has seen a lot of wear through the years and is looking pretty shabby. Instead of replacing it, I figured that it would be worth a try to fix it up. …