We've had this dining room set for years. I got it for an absolute steal because the antique shop owner was eager to sell it without having to actually clean or prep it. I'm not scared of elbow grease, so I happily walked away with all of this for a mere $600. Score!
We've been wanting to refinish it for years, though. I loved the color when we first got it, but now it's a bit on the minty side for our taste. What I really want to do is repaint it in a soft, pale grey. I've been reading up on refinishing and it seems that we don't really even need to strip it since we're repainting it. We will just need to scrub it spotless and then re-glue it all back together. We will need to get a professional to do all the re-gluing, though. I want to make sure it's done right.
For the time being, though, this is how we'll leave it.
I also found the perfect fabric to reupholster the seats in but I don't have enough. So sad.
I've searched in vain for it. If only there was a way to search fabric...or a forum where you could post questions and magical, fabric-seeking people would search for you. sigh...
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