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Sunday, June 23, 2013

How to Paint a Cheap Kitchen a Table

How to Paint a Cheap Kitchen a Table

Here is a way to update a cheap kitchen table to completely change the look of your kitchen or dining room. Even better, you can take a cheap kitchen table and transform it into something that looks expensive. I have done this transformation with several furniture items and people ask if the pieces are antique.

Instructions

    1

    Thoroughly clean your cheap kitchen table and the table chairs. All you really need to do is wipe them down to remove any dust and dirt.

    2

    Lightly sand all kitchen table surfaces. You are not trying to remove the paint or stain, you are only trying to rough up the surface so that the paint will adhere. Make sure to get in between the grooves especially on the chairs.

    3

    Thoroughly wipe down the kitchen table and chairs to remove all traces of dust.

    4

    Using Wood Glue, glue the wooden filigrees onto the kitchen table. You can tape them on to see if you like the locations and look before gluing them down. Wait for the glue to completely dry.

    5

    If you want to add decorative molding along the sides of the kitchen table, do so now. Simply measure and cut the molding then glue in place with Wood Glue. When glue is dry, fill in the spaces between the molding and filigrees with joint compound or putty. Wait for compound to dry then sand to a smooth finish.

    6

    Using a paint brush, paint all small crevices and hard to reach places on the kitchen table and chairs. Then use the paint roller to paint over all flat surfaces.

    7

    Wait 24 hours for paint to dry and repaint the kitchen table and chairs with a second coat.

    8

    If your kitchen table gets a lot of use, you may want to top coat it with polyurethane for durability.

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