French Country Style Dining Suite

So, I started out with these chairs.

Special, aren't they!

Well, with the help of some beautiful oilcloth and my clever upholsterer, I turned them into these...

Just after, and before I had the chance to complete a table to put with the chairs, a client saw the chairs, and thought that they would look great with her pedestal dining table, once it had had a French country style paintjob.  She wanted 6 chairs and luckily I had some more, so off they went to the upholsterer, and she dropped her table to me and I got started...

The table got a good sanding then a wash.  Then I applied a sealer coat and left it to properly cure for a week or so (great timing actually, the table was curing while I was swanning around Rarotonga!)

All too soon the holiday was over and I was back into it. I gave the table 4 coats of Resene Thorndon Cream, then lightly distressed it.  I only did it lightly because the original table had quite a orange colour and I didn't think that would look very good peeping through.  Instead, I used a wood stain glaze to give it the french country look and feel we were after.

 I finished it off with two coats of water based poly for added durability, important since a table is a such a frequently used piece of furniture!

Doesn't it look gorgeous with the taupe dotty chairs?

The table is extendable, the inner leaf folds inside the table and converts it into a round table.

Even though the chairs have quite a retro vibe going on, I think they look fantastic with this table....

cute and quirky :)

xx Karen