The Final Step in my Kitchen: the Table

Our kitchen table:

When I bought it, I decided to stain the top

and paint the legs black.

but it seemed to show up every finger print, smear, and drip...

always looked dirty.

So I finally decide to paint it.

I used Annie Sloan's Pure White for the top.

 Oh, yes, white!  That will hide the dirt, right?

Being a lover of diamonds,

I used frog tape for the pattern.

(I like frog tape for making distinct lines on furniture:

it really works great at not letting the paint bleed.)

 I decided on a light green for the opposite diamonds.

 Ah, yes, things were progressing better than usual.

 But

I was stumped on the legs.

I couldn't decide between red, gray, green, provence blue,

or yellow.

Being the smart person that I am,

I asked my nine year old's opinion.

Surprisingly, she did not go with her typical choice of purple,

but chose yellow.

"It must be yellow."

She's so decisive where I am not.

"Really?" I wasn't sure.

Yellow would not have been my first choice.

I took the risk and used ASCP Arles yellow.

She was right.

It looked very bright and cheerful.

I decided to try some crackle paint.

 I painted it on the chalk paint and let it dry.

Then I painted some sunny yellow paint I had,

and watched as the crackle worked.

After it dried,

the brown wax used with clear

helped to make the legs look old.

 

For the top,

I sanded it lightly

and then put two coats of polyerthane on it.

The stained wood comes through a bit,

giving it a rough look.

 

I am hoping this brighter but dinged up style will hide the prints of daily life

a bit better than the dark wood did.

 

It feels really good to have the kitchen completed.

I will end with some pictures of the gradual transformation/organization of our kitchen.

For Christmas 2011 my husband said I could replace the base cupboards

(they were falling apart).

We also painted the top cupboards and my husband attached

some decorative molding.

To see that transformation

click >HERE<.

I love colorful pieces.

To see how I updated some of the pieces I had

to more colorful ones

click >HERE<.

 To the left of the door above

is a stand with the convection oven on it.

Above it is my utensil rack:

These are faux vintage utensils

and the painted effect has lasted pretty well.

To see how they were created

click >HERE<.

The kitchen curtains are made from

a vintage table cloth.

 To see how the curtains were made

click >HERE<.

 To see how I stained my "old-look" new counter top

click >HERE<.

To see how the "vintage look" watering can was made

click >HERE<.

To see how the spice jars were created

click >HERE<.

 To see how I made the bird picket sign behind my stove

click >HERE<.

 Printed, laminated signs made into magnets.

 To see the transformation of the red cereal cupboard

click >HERE<.

To see the wall display created above the cereal cupboard

click >HERE<.

Thank you for joining me on making my kitchen 

the place I hoped it would become.

(And thank you to my Farmer for tolerating the stages it has taken to get there.)

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