I feel like we have all owned (those of us who may be a bit older) or have been handed down a wonderful and sturdy oak table and chairs.  To find a solid dining table now a days is going to cost you a pretty penny....  This project was a labor of love.  Kristi and her family moved into a beautiful new home.  We all know how expensive moving into a new home, let alone furnishing it can be. The oak dining table, although in great shape was tired and wasn't working in the new space.  I call this a labor of love because Kristi's mom and sister got in the action and we got it finished in one afternoon.

You all know by now I LOVE Annie Sloan paint and wax!  Kristi opted for the top to have a dark stain.  It matches her cabinets beautifully.  If this is something you are interested in doing and are nervous, let us know, we can talk you through it.  Speaking of Annie Sloan paint, I'm going to paint an upholstered chair using her paint.  It's my first fabric painting project!!!  I hope it have it on  the blog by next week. 

This isn't her ACTUAL table but almost exactly like it.  The picture of the "before didn't turn out.
Remember, there is no need to sand.  This paint goes over it beautifully.

This is the first coat of LINEN.  We found we needed two coats to get the look we wanted. 

As I mentioned, Kristi wanted the top to be stained as opposed to being painted,  In this case,
this particular type of stain required a light sanding to remove the shine.  This was the easiest stain
I've used to date.  Again, this was the first coat and we opted to do two.

                                                                Stain before and after

                          The chairs before and after using "Linen" from Annie Sloan

                 Final Product!!  It matches her new home beautifully and cost about $150.00 to do.
                 Note: The buffet is a match to this set which was stained with the same color.