Renovate an old pine table…?
Posted by Michelle on Jan 18, 2012 in shabby chic dining table | 2 commentsI would like to renovate an old Victorian pine dining table to make it look ‘shabby chic’. I know that it needs sanding to start with but could someone explain to me step-by-step how to complete this project eg., painting, waxing and rubbing down? What is the best kind of paint to use etc,.
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You are right. You must sand the table first. Start with 100 grid, then 150 grid, and finish sanding with 220 to 250 grid sand paper. Once the sanding is done, tack the table with tack cloth. You can get it at Home Depot or any good paint supply store.
If you are staining the table, first apply a wood sealer to seal the grainand give you an even stained finish. Sand with 200 grid once the sealer is dry, and tack the table again. Apply two or three even coats of the stain, sanding lightly with 2200 grid sand papaer between stain coats. Apply the stain in light coats. You will get a better finish than if you apply heavy coats. Once you have attained the required stain finish, lightly sand, and tack, then apply a thin coat of clear varathane. Sand, tack and apply a second, then third, and possibly a fourth coat, sanding and tacking between coats.
If you are painting, apply two coats of a good alkyd primer, sanding and tacking between coats. Apply two thin coats of the desired paint finish, sanding and tacking between coats.
Most shabby chic stuff I have seen is painted. Your first step would depend on the current finish. Is your table stained, painted, what? If it’s stained you can sand it like the previous poster advised, but you don’t need to be too anal about it. It doesn’t need to be smooth as glass. If it is painted, you could use paint remover to get the paint off. If it has been painted multiple times (or if it has been painted w latex paint), I would try to get the paint off.
But, if it has been painted only once, you could go over it a bit w sandpaper, then paint your color over the existing color. Then, sand the paint off at strategic spots where the table would naturally get some wear, which would be on the edges in front of where the chairs would be placed, and beneath the table where people might rest their feet. If you want it even shabbier you could gouge the table here and there. . .maybe put a big rock on the table and press it into the wood. . .? Maybe scratch your paint job some. . .(btw, do NOT use latex paint, use oil-based). After you’re finished beating up the table, go over it w a tack cloth, then rub paste wax all over it (following directions on can, it’s basically like shoe polish for furniture).
Of course you may want to think twice before you gouge a table, but if it’s junk already, go for it.