New Kitchen Table

So, many moons ago I bought this large table from Goodwill for $30. I was tired of our old counter height table and since Hubbins has a new shorter wheelchair, I was looking for something new. This table is big. It's slightly taller than me when standing up on its side. I'm not very tall but still...lol

I think it might have been in a country themed kitchen before because of the blue paint on it. It took me forever and a day to strip it. I was delighted to find that it was real wood throughout. SCORE!

Anyhow, the paint stripper didn't really work well. At first it seemed like it was magic but then I realized it would be faster for me to just sand through all the layers.

In the end, I ended up staining the beautiful wood with red mahogany, I put a couple of poly coats to protect it and here is the finished project. Just in time for fall. I love that it's so warm and inviting. I know, the rest of the kitchen isn't warm and inviting, yet. I just need to do something with my kitchen...don't worry, plans are in the works. I have been gathering pictures of what I think I might want to do in there and from my research, I might be able to pull it off myself.

BTW, the chairs are a craigslist find. There were exactly six to the set. They have to be redone but I will get to that later. They were only $10 a piece and they are real wood as well.

Next up, my new desk that I redid from the awesome thrift store in town.