table & chairs

Remember this day?

I've been working hard to make this a dining room set with 8 chairs (the set we bought came with five chairs, and then I found another set of three).  I painted all 8 chairs together, and recovered the seats in matching fabric.

The bottom of the table is actually the same color as the chairs ~ they just look different because of the different light.

I did the bottom of the table first, which is unusual for me, but it seemed to work this time.  The top of the table had some damage, although you can't see it from the picture.  So, I got to work sanding (decided to skip the stripping this time, as the finish didn't seem that thick).

Down to the bare wood, on to wood conditioner & stain.

Below are pictures of the chairs with my own dining room table, which belonged originally to my husband's maternal grandmother.

Here is the table without the leaves...

And the table with the leaves, and the new 'set' of 8 chairs (two of them with arms).  I'm very pleased with how it turned out!

Thanks for visiting!
kathie