We’re just barely back from our honeymoon. Still organizing life and most importantly all of our Brimfield finds! However I couldn’t leave you hanging without a little dose of Circa Dee.
I’ve got a before & after for you from the archives. I can’t hardly believe that I’ve never properly shared this project with you. It is definitely one of my favorites around here. In fact, there has been a debate on whether or not we should keep it for ourselves. We don’t actually need this adorable retro dinette table & chairs however it fits in perfectly at the beach. And we happen to have an open space for it. Hmmm…
Of course I didn’t take a proper before shot. More like an in progress shot after we started taking the chairs apart. As you can see they were covered in the original vinyl which was in bad shape. And then there was newer vinyl (not pictured) haphazardly tacked on over the original.
Off it all came! The chairs got updated with my modern spin on the original vinyl – bright aqua marine grade vinyl. So fun!
Don’t you just want to sit down?
Now for the table… I love the original table. Nice and solid. What you can’t really see are all of the dings, filth and general wear & tear. So ultimately we stripped it with the intent to stain the original wood with a more modern dark color.
But at the end of the day we settled on a couple of coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in graphite. I think it adds another modern punch that coordinates with the bright chairs very well. I topped it off with a couple of cots of furniture wax. It has a nice smooth finish.
And check out all of those legs! We cleaned and shined up all of that chrome which really gives off the retro vibe. All of that gorgeous chrome is the feature that is saving the table from staying in our home. We have all brass accents so the chrome has to go! Too bad for us but maybe good for you?
Wouldn’t you like to have a glass of wine at this table?
