Taa Daah! --The New Kitchen

Months ago we decided our kitchen needed updating, & that our 23 year old kitchen furniture needed refinishing. We stripped the old wallpaper which I still liked, but felt it was time for a new look. Kevin painted the walls, & then painted them again after we decided that the color was too blahh. He is so patient! He finished that job just before Jordan, & Natalie & Jack got home for Christmas. We surprised them :) I had seen a picture in a furniture ad of a table and chairs set where the table was stained on the top, but the legs and sides were painted black, & the chair seats were stained, but the legs and back were black. I showed it to Kevin, & we both decided we really liked the look. Kevin started refinishing the chairs & got some help from Jack with the priming. He kept taking chair after chair downstairs to work on it, & I finally had to put my foot down and say "no, you can't take another chair right now...we need something to sit on during the holidays!" ;) After the holidays he finished the chairs and then tackled the table & its 4 leaves. We gathered for meals around a 6' long folding table that is like the church tables only narrower. Our placemats touched each other on the opposite side of the table. It made for close family times, & we certainly couldn't avoid communicating, that's for sure. There wasn't room to put the food on the table along with our dishes, so we had buffet style meals for about 1 1/2 months. Finally as our Valentine's day gift Kevin & Bently carried up the finished table and we had dinner together on our "new" furniture. It felt so huge to spread out and to actually have the food on the table while we ate.
Kevin is a perfectionist, & everything turned out beautifully!! All of his hours of work were definitely worth it--we love our new look!