DIY Farm House Table

I love Craigslist. I love it. And I love Pinterest. My obsessions merged in one, delightfully successful project.
We are in the process of gathering an apartment full of things so that we can move back to Scottsdale. I am absolutely thrilled, however we are doing it on a budget and I believe that ones ladies trash is another ladies treasure! Ok, let me rephrase that, I don’t mean trash. I am not in college anymore and the dumpsters behind the dorms USE to be as popular as Ikea, BUT those days are past.

I have gotten pickier, but I still know there’s nothing some sand paper and a coat of primer can’t fix and there’s nothing that can’t be cleaned. I’m always on the prowl for a good deal as far as furniture, especially for our new place. The people we bought this table from were moving, listed it for $50 and we bought it for $40. I like to brag that I always get what I want, for the price I want, but my fiancé is finding out how true this really is. (Two weeks ago, we went to Ross, I had an extra $9 in my wallet of “play” money and I said, “I’m getting $8 heels. Watch.” I walked out with the CUTEST pair of brown Penny Loves Kenny wedges that were originally $98 for only $7.99. #winning)

This is true with this table too. A big dining table and 5 chairs (which aren’t upholstered yet, that will be another post) for $40. The supplies from Home Depot, which I’ll list later, were about $40 as well and it took me about a week to do! Well worth the investment considering the money we saved!

First, I scrubbed the CRAP out of the table. Literally, it was disgusting. But it was in great shape and again, anything can be cleaned! *rubberglovesrubberglovesrubbergloves* I used bristle brushes to paint on the primer, which was a bad idea. I should have used foam brushes. I bought one of the 9 packs of assorted foam brushes for the paint but I should have made it two. For the top of the table, I used a foam roller for the paint only. Using a foam brush on the primer would have given me a smoother base, but I decided I was going for the “brush stroke, hand done” look half-way through, and stuck with it. It turned out well, in my opinion! For the top of the table, I used a foam roller for the paint, but not for the primer, like I said.

It took a couple of coats of paint and a clear coat and this baby was done! Here’s the pictures, let me know what you think!

The table mid scrub.

I did 2 coats of Zinsser Stain Cover Primer in white, 2 coats of Behr Premium Plus Interior Satin Enamel in Ultra Pure white paint on the legs, 3 coats of Behr Premium Plus Interior Satin Enamel in Espresso on the table top and 3 coats of Minwax polycrylic protective finish in clear satin.

 

Sorry for the horrible “after” pictures. We are slowly collecting furniture and putting it in the garage for our move. So when we get into our new place, the after pictures will be replaced with the table in it’s designated spot with it’s centerpieces I have yet to make and blog about.
Let me know what you think!