Scott's always had very demanding jobs requiring a lot of his time and most of his energy. For the past few years we've felt like we were just hanging on for life--just making it by from day to day. Our Saturday's were filled with "to do" list tasks--all the things needed to simply function. Scott's new job still requires his time, but instead of a constant barrage of busy peaks, we have felt grateful for the slower valley's that have also come. For the first time in a very long time we have had time to do something "extra."
We bought our kitchen table off of Craigslist a couple of years ago. We have used it well, and the surface was showing the use. It was a light oak table, that never seemed to fit with the decor of our house in Albuquerque. We sanded the top and re-stained it a darker color, and painted the base and chairs black. Up close there are a lot of little imperfections, but we like the overall look so much better. We spent a few nights working on it, and we both had fun doing it. It was fun to have a project like this and to learn a little about refinishing furniture.
8 comments:
Sarah,
If you had fun doing it, you must not have done it right.
Joe
That looks fantastic! Good job.. I'm trying to redo a bedroom set that my mom gave me but I kind of pooped out after the headboard and night stands. If it were me doing the table I would have the table and one chair done and not finish the rest for 3 months. I'm impressed that you guys got it done so fast.
It's probably not as fun as you think. You obviously did not use ventilation masks. Fumes get you thinking funny.
I think they look fabulous and I think it would have been tons of fun-fumes and all!
I totally thought you bought a new dining room set! It's beautifull! Great job! I used to do things like that but now I just have Joe do them.
Looks good Sar!
It looks awesome! Way to go!
I heard your table was a bit scratched to pieces by Addie's cast. Bummer, huh?
Anyway, has anybody heard from Hannah? Betsy's been trying to get ahold of her since mid-morning on the 18th. No answer to email, text message, and blog comments. Did she witness a crime and have to move some where and change her name?
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