Kitchen Table Rescue, Part 2: The Legs
Did you read Part 1 of my Kitchen Table Rescue? That post takes you through the process of refinishing the top of this (now) fabulous table. You can find it here.
Aren’t these, like, the sexiest legs you have ever seen on a table??
They didn’t start out looking this fabulous though. As sexy as they are, they needed a little (or maybe a lot) of love.
But let me tell you, compared to rescuing the table top, these were a walk in the park. A very old, flaky park.
The paint was flaking off in a lot of spots so I used a plastic scraper to peel that off, which was surprisingly fun. It’s the little things that bring me joy. I then hand-sanded with a 100 grit paper to smooth out rough spots and take more paint off. I did a final sand with 220 grit to make it smooth.
I have a post about sandpaper and when/how to sand here if you want to learn more!
Because the table has a rustic looking top, I wasn’t concerned about getting every last bit of paint off of the legs; they were going to be painted black which would hide a lot of the imperfections anyway.
We are all perfectly imperfect, after all.
Then the fun part! Spray paint!
This was by far the easiest part of the entire project! It took only a few minutes (plus drying time) and two coats on each set of legs. I used castors (little metal discs on wheels) under each foot so I could easily turn the legs as I sprayed.
See my spray paint tutorial here.
If you look closely, you can see where the old paint took the color slightly differently than the wood…but like I said, the table top has a rustic look so this doesn’t bother me. I could have completely removed the old paint and had a more consistent finish but that time and effort didn’t seem “worth the squeeze” for this project.
I chose spray paint because there were SO MANY curves and crevices that using a brush would be very time consuming and frustrating.
I already have enough grey hair.
And it’s a primer and paint in one step…and also I may or may not use any excuse to play with spray paint.
And that’s it, my friends! The Kitchen Table Rescue is complete.
Jen
