Today's project is to prepare the dining table for a new coat of paint. Years of children digging their forks into the blue paint has revealed the white paint underneath and in some places the original wood.

Our dining table certainly has a "distressed" look to it, but I think it's time to ease the stress and make it look new again.

It was painted with chalk paint and covered in a wax for protection. The wax has rubbed off in most places, but I need to use some turpetine

Many of the edges have already been stripped of the paint, I just need to remove the wax over the rest of the table. It doesn't have to be all white (it's all right if it's not all white), but it'll take some elbow grease and turpentine along with the sander to get the wax off.

I take the leaves off to get a closer look.

Once the entire surface is sanded and washed down, this is what it looks like. Not that different, but now it's ready for a fresh coat of white paint!

Not a lot to show for all the sweat, but it's ok. Once we get the paint on, it'll look like new! After painting, we add a coat of fresh wax to preserve it for the next few years. :-)

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Benjamin Turner: God fearer. Rooted in Messiah. Husband of @lturner. Father of SIX wonderful children. The guy behind the camera. Blockchain enthusiast.

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