Painting Kitchen and Table Chairs
Sam Lutz • December 22, 2015
Whether you’re repainting your dining set to match a kitchen remodel or you’re trying to fix up a dining set you bought second-hand, painting your kitchen table and chairs is an excellent way to fix save money on the cost of new furniture. Dining sets get a lot of hard use, which means that if you’re painting them, you’ll want to be sure that you’re applying the coats with the proper care. These tips will help you paint your table and chairs well enough that the paint will stand the test of time.
Materials
- Tarp
- Sand paper
- Tack cloth or microfiber cloth
- Primer
- Paint brush (variety of sizes, some with angled ends)
- Paint
Process
The most important thing to remember as you paint your table and chairs is that sanding the surface of the furniture creates a rough texture to which paint can adhere. By thoroughly sanding the chair throughout the process, you help ensure that the paint will bond with the wood. See below to check out the entire process.
- Place the furniture on a tarp in a well-ventilated part of your house.
- Sand down the furniture with sand paper. An orbital sander can help you get the job done more quickly, but to sand rounded table and chair legs, you’ll have an easier time sanding by hand. If you’re sanding off an old finish that includes varnish, start with a coarse-grit sandpaper and graduate to a finer grit sandpaper as the varnish is removed. Try to remove as much of the old varnish as you can.
- Use tack cloth or microfiber cloth to remove the remaining saw dust from the table and chairs. You may need to dampen the cloth to fully clean the furniture.
- Paint the furniture with the first thin coat of primer. Use an angled paint brush to paint the narrow cracks and crevices. Use long brush strokes as you paint.
- Allow the primer to dry, then use fine-grit sandpaper to sand down any large globs of paint.
- Apply a second thin coat of primer.
- Repeat step 5.
- Paint the furniture with a thin coat of paint in the color of your choice. Use good quality water-based interior paint.
- Wait for the paint to dry according to the manufacturer's instructions, then lightly sand the paint with 220 grit sandpaper.
- Remove the dust from the sanding with a tack cloth or microfiber cloth.
- Apply a second coat of paint.
- Repeat the sanding process.
- Wait for the paint to dry, then apply a third thin coat of paint to the tops of the chairs, because this part of the furniture gets the most use.
Resources
For more information and another helpful perspective on this project, take a look at this helpful tutorial. You can also watch the video below.
We also encourage you to stop by Ace Paint and Unfinished Furniture
any time for the necessary supplies. We sell basically everything you need for this project, including the chairs themselves! We look forward to giving you helpful advice, come in any time.
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