Hope you all had a lovely week.
After my last week DIY Nightmare, I thought I'll share with you something a little less risky.
I've bought my current (and first) dining table just over a year ago.
At the time I was hesitating with going for a modern and crisp white extendable table from Next.co.uk or a farmhouse table with a pine top from the Good Shelf Company.
I liked both and spent days agonizing over which one to choose.
At the end, I went with the farmhouse one and to this day, I could not be happier.
I love my table. I love it so much that I have always refused to cover it a tablecloth.
I do occasionally style it with a table runner when I have friends over for dinner but most of the time, I let the wood shine. The problem is that my five-year-old daughter and her friends are not as kind to it as I am.
So after countless ketchup, ribena and butter stains, I've had to re-stain the tabletop.
The hardest part was to strip it of any varnish. I sanded the table for about an hour with my mouse sander.
I wiped off the mess with a damp cloth and water.
Then, I simply followed the instructions on the Ronseal tin and began to work.
I didn't have any white spirit to clean the table so use some surgical spirit instead.
It did the work!
I applied the varnish with a large bristle brush and was done in about 10 mins.
I let it dry for an hour before applying a second coat.
And tada!
That's what my table looks like now.
I've decided to cover it with a PVC tablecloth because I am not ready to go through all that sanding anytime soon.
It won't look as nice but then my heart doesn't stop every time my daughter accidentally spills water on it!
xoxo
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