The magic of spray primer

The one thing I would tell people about refishing furniture is that they don't need to strip & sand everything.  This is something I learned the hard way, and it's still tempting for me sometimes.  I have the perfect example with this table. 

 I took this picture after I had sanded a little...just to get the varnish that was curling.  As you can see, it's a mess!  In the old days I would have used stripper or sanded until my arm was about to fall off.  Now, I just use Kilz original spray primer.  It is amazing!  I refinished this table set from start to finish in ONE day.  Here's how she turned out...

I once had a table like this that I got rid of because I was tired of oak.  Oh, how I wish I had know about spraypaint!

This is a little side cabinet, painted to match the table.

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New Red Table & Chairs

Grrr...I actually remembered to take before pics of this table, but they were deleted from my camera before I downloaded them!  This is the dining set in my house.  It used to be a light maple top, with dark brown chairs and leggs.  I wanted it to be RED of course!  Now it matches the barstools and hutch, previously painted!