My up-cycled dining room table

Hi guys!  I am SO excited to show you what I have been working very hard on for the past few days----and although it might not be the most exciting post or the post that you are super inspired by, I adore my project like really really adore and so I have decided to bombard you with .5 million pictures of it. 

Now, meet my dining room table and chairs pre-refinishing. 

My mother-in-law sooo sweetly (like what are the chances/twist of fate) had this beautiful table outside for the past few years and was super excited to pass it along to me when she realized it was exactly what I was looking for or wishing for for my new dinning room.

She also happened to have 4 chairs for me (could a girl with a wish to refinish and up-cycle be anymore lucky?!?), I also had a couple extra from my "kitchen cafe" table so six wonderful chairs were ready to be refinished as well.

{Before}

{After}

Can you hear me squealing through the computer?!?!  Because I am SOOOO in love with this dining room set I so painstakingly spent the weekend working on!!

The chairs got a few coats of Rustoleum's Heirloom White spray paint and then a clear coat for protection.  Then the chairs got some distressing from my hand sander---nothing in my house is allowed to not be distressed these days!

The table got sanded, and sanded and sanded....

Then I painted the sides with actual paint--same brand and color.

And the top got a clear coat of stain.  I tossed around doing a darker stain or a wax instead but I ended up liking the color of the wood once it was sanded I really didn't want to change its look, but more enhance it.

And all together I think it looks nice.

Then I had some fun adding meaningful numbers to the back of the chairs---I just loved the words I added to the chairs in my kitchen dining set makeover that I knew I wanted to do something like that again.

My dream machine (the silhouette) and I are getting along super well as of late---can you tell by all of the vinyl that keeps popping up in my projects?!?

The numbers are kind of fun right?!?

And here is a picture of my beloved dining room set through the mirror of my amazing buffet that my mother-in-law also passed along to us.

And since you are already getting the tour of my dinning room let me just finish up with a few little details

Okay did you really think you would make it out of my dining room without seeing a full on picture of the AMAZING?!?  When my mother-in-law asked if I (I mean we) would like it and if I could find a place for it in our house all I could say was really---really---REALLY!??!!

The view into the kitchen---I am loving my decor in vintage drawers right now!

And finally I have to showcase this old beauty that hubs and I found at an antique store this weekend.  I adore the window and the detail in the handle.  I can't decide if this is where the beauty will stay but for now I enjoy seeing it often in the room!

If it stays I am thinking of adding some vinyl----gaspp----I bet you never saw that coming right?!?

But wouldn't a cute little menu vinyl look cute?!?!?

Well what do you think?  Dinner at my place tonight?

What have you been up to this week?!?!  I would love to hear---I am working on putting together my follower feature for Friday and would love to include a few more projects!

Oh and I almost forgot---I am linking up to some of these wonderful parties---go check them out and be inspired!!!