My newest build, a Trestle Table!

I wanted a new challenge in the garage, so I tried my hand at building a trestle table. I stained the top a dark English Chestnut, followed by Hickory gel stain- both are by Minwax. For the bottom- I mixed my own charcoal gray.

 

This table is: 72" L x 32" W x 31" H. It's SOLD.

 

Let me know what you think- I love to hear from you.

 

 

Dinner for Two

A good friend asked me to update an old table and 4 chairs for her.

The table was a gift from her mom and has been through 25+ years of use in her family
and in her son's family!
Everything was in good condition except the seats of the chairs.

I stripped and stained those and painted everything else.

The table top is Formica so it didn't need anything but a good cleaning.

 

 

Here are some BEFORE pictures!

I forgot to take a picture of the chair seats before refinishing them :( 

 

AFTER - Now it is ready for another 25 years!

Just the Right Size

 

 

A friend asked me to make a table for her back entry.  Her door enters right into the kitchen and all the "stuff" ends up on her kitchen island.  She wanted a table 9" x 24" to fit in a small space near the door.  The plan is that all the :stuff" will end up on the table allowing her space to actually cook using the island!

Here it is:

It is very tall and thin so it really needed something to fill all that space - the X was my friends idea - I think it turned out great!  The top is oak stained with Minwax English Chestnut stain and the bottom is pine painted with Porter Paint's Copper Penny, distressed, rubbed with the English Chestnut stain and then everything is finished with Minwax Polycrylic.