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DIY Weathered Table Top & Some Exciting News

Happy Wednesday, friends! We’re having such a great week and I’m enjoying having my boys home.

Ranunculus and a Weathered Table I Finding Silver Pennies

I probably should share the exciting news with you guys first, huh? Well, Fifi O’Neill, the founder of Prairie Style, amazing editor and stylist extraordinaire, is coming to our home next month. I had the pleasure of meeting Fifi at a book signing in Bristol, RI two years ago for her beautiful book, Prairie Style Weddings (affiliate link).  The book is beautifully styled and photographed with loads of great ideas, even if you’re not planning a wedding.

This is Fifi:

She is coming to do a story on our home for Romantic Country. As you can imagine, I’m very excited but now noticing all the little things in our home that need to get touched up and fixed and improved before it will be ready for a magazine spread. We need to mulch, Luke needs to finish the dining table and we had to finish that room, I need to set up the She Shed for the season and I’m thinking of touching up the kitchen. Anyway, while I was looking at rooms that need work, I noticed that our sunroom table needed a little revive along with the gray chairs.

I had planned to just redo it in the same way but I had an “oops” that turned into an “ah ha!”. When I sanded back the wood, I got down to the original stain and the tanins began reacting. I decided to sand and call it a day! Ha! So I thought I’d share how to get this new look with you.

DIY Weathered Table

DIY Weathered Table Top I Finding Silver Pennies

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Materials

Method

Since I was started with a table that already had finish on it. I sanded first. This is what the table original looked like:

Sunroom with Coastal Inspired Furniture I Finding Silver Pennies

As you can see it had a washed surface across the whole top. I loved this look but after being out in the sunroom for three years and constant use, it was showing signs of wear, which you can’t see from above.

Step 1 – Sand. I borrowed my hubby’s new Festool (which I love by the way), it was so easy to use and because it hooks up to the shop vac there is no sanding dust. None. This is huge because it means you can sand inside, even in the sunroom.

Step 2 Apply Wash. So completely sand down your surface. Then water down your paint and wash it on top of your surface. You can see a Youtube video I created on this technique.

When you sand to the original finish and then wash the paint on top it enables the paint to penetrate the wood grain. You can see what I mean here:
Weathered Tabletop I Finding Silver Pennies
Pretty Tulips and a Weathered Table I Finding Silver Pennies

When I did this though some of the tannins and paint looked a bit yellow. Once dry, I got my sander out again because I was going to redo it.

Step 3 – Distress. Once dry distress your table top with a palm sander. I ended up loving this new weathered look. I thought it looked perfect for our coastal sunroom, very beachy.

Farmhouse Flowers and a Weathered Table Top I Finding Silver Pennies

To protect it I sealed with with Fusion’s tough coat. I applied two coats of this with a damp rag. You may remember I used this same coat to seal the chippy table I found. This is quickly becoming a favorite top coat because you can wipe it on and there’s no brush strokes and it doesn’t yellow. I do really like wax, too, but since this room gets hot in the summer and isn’t heated for the winter, wax isn’t a good option.

Farmhouse Flowers and a Weathered Table Top I Finding Silver Pennies

I love seeing the wood color through the white. I think it adds some warmth to the space that wasn’t there before.

Farmhouse Flowers and a Weathered Table Top I Finding Silver Pennies

The chairs currently don’t have seats as I’m redoing those now, but at least you get the idea of the table in the space. You can see more about the furniture in this room, here.

Farmhouse Flowers and a Weathered Table Top I Finding Silver Pennies

What do you think of the new weathered finish? Will you try it at home?

Farmhouse Flowers and a Weathered Table Top I Finding Silver Pennies

Sorry, I couldn’t resist taking tons of photos of these flowers left over from Easter. Tulips and wild ranunculus make my heart happy!

Farmhouse Flowers and a Weathered Table Top I Finding Silver Pennies

Hoping to share an update on the dining table and design plans for that room soon.

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Kate
Kate
7 years ago

The table looks great. I like the natural/weathered look with the blue base. Very exciting about the story for Romantic Country—congrats!

Colleen
Colleen
7 years ago

Love the table Danielle! Had never heard of Fifi but after looking at her website and info, love her style as well. So neat that she will be coming to your home. Love reading your blog…I learn new things and so great to find out about other bloggers and like seeing the products you use…checking out that sander for my husband ? Looking forward to seeing your dining table!

Colleen
Colleen
7 years ago

Me again…just saw Layla’s ideas for your fireplace…she has some interesting options

Pamela
Pamela
7 years ago

Congrats on your upcoming publication…. your table looks great!!

Courtney
7 years ago

So pretty Danielle! Love how it turned out- and yay for Fifi coming!! Have fun!!

Kerryanne - Shabby Art Boutique

The table looks perfectly beachy Danielle, so a good outcome from an ‘oops’.
What exciting news regarding the magazine piece. You’ll undoubtedly have so much fun with Fifi and I cant wait to see their photos.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne