Dining Room Makeover Part 1

Ever had one of those days where everything seems to be going wrong and you need to do a little bit of shopping therapy? Yeah me too; however, my idea of shopping therapy is not clothing, make up or a new hairdo... no sir, it's Bunnings Hardware. So a few weeks ago, I had a shocker of a day at Uni where I was struggling BIG TIME with Algebra. It's not like I chose to do Algebra, but it's was one of the maths modules for the STEPS program and I was just getting frustrated that it wasn't sinking in.

I've been wanting to give my dining room a fresh look but needed a sander for the first project. Oh the choices. Do I get an orbital sander, a random ordital sander or a belt sander? A little research was needed and finally I decided on this little beauty.

Ok so it's not the best brand but it does the job :-) When I get a bit more financial I will probably upgrade and give this to Cody if he wants it.

First kid off the block is this guy. Don't you just love the varnish knotty pine? Nah me neither.

and what about the chipped leg? I actually like this oddly enough.

Here it is again, now in its painted glory. First time I've attempted glazing though and finding glaze where I live is near impossible so I made my own using an acrylic paint conditioner called 'Floetrol' and black acrylic artists paint.

Not sure if I like the black but will live with it for a while to see if it grows on me.

and here it is with one of my future redo's. I've posted about these chairs here; however I'm tired of the crackle finish plus they just don't suit the new look I'm going for.



and one final look...

Before

After

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Till next time
Jenni