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From 2 to 10

by | Jan 19, 2012 | Other | 15 comments

WARNING! You may want to grab a hankie or napkin…you will probably drool over this table.
Or, perhaps I am just speaking for myself!

It’s a drop leaf! A very large drop leaf. With two leaves.

This table NEEDED to be a rustic farmhouse style table.

So I sanded the top down to the bare wood.

I stained the top with my customary dark walnut.

I painted the base white.

I distressed the base.

But, I didn’t like it. So I un-distressed it (painted it again).

Added two coats of polyurethane.

The end result:

Biggest! Seating for 10!

Big! Seating for 8.

Almost Big. Seating for 4-6.

Smallest. Seating for 2.

I don’t know what it is about drop leafs! I. Love. Them. They sell fast! Likely, because of their tremendous versatility for small to large spaces.

On a side note, the two chairs are from a set of five that go with a different antique table. I painted them the same white and added a distressing. The seats are covered in Hawaiian coffee sacks.

Remember the before:

Now for sale!

15 Comments

  1. Elisa
    Elisa on January 20, 2012 at 12:33 am

    You were right…pass the hanky…love!

  2. Michele
    Michele on January 20, 2012 at 12:54 am

    Thank-you! I keep staring at it. What’s wrong with me?

  3. Amanda
    Amanda on January 20, 2012 at 3:07 am

    Amazing transformation! Love it! I am kicking myself for passing up a similar table on Craigslist! Never again! Thank you for the inspiration! You do beautiful work and I will be followin’ ya!
    Best Wishes and Blessings,
    Amanda

  4. Vintage Home
    Vintage Home on January 20, 2012 at 3:18 am

    Great job! Love walnut & white!

  6. Kirby Dunton Carespodi
    Kirby Dunton Carespodi on January 20, 2012 at 10:44 am

    LOVE it! (I am a ‘customary dark walnut’ person, too.)

  8. Anonymous
    Anonymous on January 20, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    Adorable. I love it want that table – badly!

  9. Angela@postcardsfromtheridge
    Angela@postcardsfromtheridge on January 20, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    What a great table. So versatile. And I love the white and walnut. Nice job.
    Angie

  10. Karen
    Karen on January 20, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    You did a beautiful job. That has got to be the perfect table for a small space, its so versatile.

  11. Danielle
    Danielle on January 21, 2012 at 6:05 am

    You’re right. I’m drooling. It’s gorgeous!

  13. Irene
    Irene on January 22, 2012 at 4:08 am

    Yup I’m drooling too. I’m working on a similar project, except I have to re glue all the legs. Labour of love.

  14. Joyce - Quilted Nest
    Joyce - Quilted Nest on January 24, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    Wow!!! What did you do to the top? Looks wonderful.

  15. Claudine from CondensedLoveHome
    Claudine from CondensedLoveHome on March 13, 2012 at 3:08 am

    Hi, Michele!!!
    First time on your blog!
    I loved this table!!! I also have a drop leaf table, which my son decided to make his desk. I need to sand it and stain, like you! Beautiful!