Oval Pedestal Dining Table in Walnut and Warm White

Dining tables get daily use and over time start to show their wear but they can be revived with paint and stain for many more years use.

Watch how I took this boring blond wood pedestal table and gave it some well deserved pizzazz.

After a good scrub it was time to remove the old finish.

I like to start with a heavy duty paint stripper and get as much of the factory finish scraped off as possible.

Then I power sand it well. Here I am trying a new foam backed sandpaper from SurfPrep which feels like the sandpaper is floating on a cloud.

The foam allows it to conform to edges without flattening them.

Once all sanded down to bare wood it is once again wiped of all sanding dust.

I started with Minwax natural stain all over (here it is on the right) but it ended up looking like the original color.

So I applied Minwax puritan pine stain while the natural was still wet. (it is shown on right again)

After drying overnight I still was not loving the color sooooo

on went General Finishes antique walnut gel stain , my latest favorite stain color. See it recently on this accent chair, these side tables and this gorgeous coffee table.

Now to work on the pedestal and table skirt. I chose House & Canvas's warm angora white.

See angora white on this farmhouse bread box, Bombay watch chest and pretty nightstand/ end table.

Now the stain was good and dry, 4 coats of General Finishes high performance top coat in flat finish with my angled Zibra brush went on with overnight drying between coats.

I love the flat finish on a dining table, much more forgiving for fingerprints and such.

Back to the base and skirt; 3 coats in total were brushed on for good coverage.

To add age and dimension, Daddy Vans clear orange scented wax was hand rubbed all over to seal the paint then their cafe noir was added into the nooks and crannies.