{"id":24531,"date":"2014-09-21T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T23:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=24531"},"modified":"2015-01-13T14:17:30","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T19:17:30","slug":"staining-dining-room-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=24531","title":{"rendered":"Staining a Dining Room Table"},"content":{"rendered":"

It all started with this Ikea table that I wanted to stain.\u00a0 It wasn’t horrible, but I wanted to update it and give it a fresh look.\u00a0 I decided that staining it would be the best way to go.\u00a0 It would freshen the dining room table without changing its look completely.<\/h3>\n

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\"House<\/p>\n

I had great success painting the chairs and base of the table white, and my plan was to give the top a darker finish with stain.<\/h3>\n

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\"DIY<\/p>\n

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That dream quickly became a DIY nightmare, and I wrote all about that mishap here.<\/a><\/h3>\n

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After a total of six hours of sanding, I was able to get the table down to its original bare birch wood. \u00a0I then stopped my project for a little while to figure out what to do next. \u00a0I even asked for suggestions on Facebook, and they were great. \u00a0Most people said paint the top a color. \u00a0I couldn’t get Yankee on board with that, so I decided to stain it again, and if that didn’t work, I was getting out the\u00a0 paint.<\/h3>\n

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The first thing I did differently this time around was use three coats of the Minwax Pre-Stain<\/a>. \u00a0This is to help eliminate streaking, and since it was birch wood, which is tough to work with anyway, it needed more than one coat. \u00a0Also, I decided to practice on the back of the table leaf. \u00a0I sanded it down and loaded up the pre-stain, and then I applied different stains that we thought might work. \u00a0I really wanted a dark stain, but as you can tell, it wasn’t going to work again. \u00a0We opted for the one with a little bit of color on the bottom of the picture.<\/h3>\n

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I only applied one coat of stain because I was happy with the color and not having streaks. \u00a0The next step was to apply polyurethane<\/a>. \u00a0I applied three light coats and sanded between each coat.<\/h3>\n

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The poly is really protecting the wood, and I do not get nervous if cups are used without coasters. \u00a0This table will hold up to the “elements.”<\/h3>\n

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I am so glad I was able to tell you this success story because it was touch and go at one point.\u00a0 I was shopping on line for a new dining room table.<\/h3>\n

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Here is a fun side by side of the before, and finally, the after.<\/h3>\n

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I am really happy with the end result, and even though there were some bumps in the road, this table works great for us, and now I am happy with how it looks.<\/h3>\n

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Have you ever had a DIY project go wrong that you were able to turn around?<\/h3>\n

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Cheers!<\/h3>\n

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