Furniture Makeover
As you may have guessed, I rarely have only one project going at a time. I tend to juggle multiple jobs around the house, which can make progress feel slow. Yet that scattered approach has a perk: occasionally several projects finish at once, and I love that sudden sense of completion.
One of those recent wins was a dining table transformation. After sharing that I once painted an antique coffee table blue, I also finished painting a plain wood dining table white this weekend. It was a simple piece that needed a refresh—see how it looked before the makeover?
DISCLAIMER: This table was a basic pine Pottery Barn piece from the late 1990s, not an antique. No valuable pieces were harmed in this update. I adore natural wood and don’t plan to paint every wood item in my home—just the ones that could use a little lift.
Now the table is white.
In the photo at the top of the post you can see the leaves in their natural wood finish; I chose not to paint them. The result is a two-tone table—white with wood leaves—which happens to be a popular look right now. For me it was more of a happy accident than a deliberate trend decision.
The finish isn’t perfectly distressed or flawlessly smooth, and that’s intentional. I primed the table with Zinsser and applied a coat of white trim paint—simple and effective. The photos show the same table at different points as I updated the dining room décor around it.
The real reason these painting projects reached the finish line is simple: I had a deadline this past weekend. A looming deadline motivates me to find the time and focus to complete tasks I might otherwise put off.