I want to paint my formal dining room set black. Any tips? I can't afford to screw it up.?

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Rhonda M

My style has changed since I bought this china cabinet, table and chairs but they are in great condition. Not cheap furniture and I am alittle scared that I could really screw this up. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I will have to reupholster the chairs so any tips on that would be helpful too. I think i will use an oil based paint...but what about a primer or a sealer?

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sand, or degloss the existing finish. prime with a bonding/stain blocking primer, tinted to deep gray, then apply 2 to 3 coats of paint. spraying it would give the best finish, but if you must brush and or roll, add penetrol to oil based paint or floetrol to latex, to provide a self leveling component( to reduce brush marks).
honestly, i would get pricing from a local industrial painter who could spray it all. you would get the best finish that way, and it would be no work for you.

What chairs for dining table?

Amy K

My mother in law gave us a dining table - it is two pieces; the stand and the table top. Both are solid marble, light gray colored. It is a very heavy, nice piece of furniture. What chairs would go best with this? What style/theme would you classify this as?
Yes, exactly! We have these old wooden chairs with it right now and they are so very wrong. Thank you!

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You could also go with upholstered parsons chairs, but I agree that regular wooden chairs would look "off".

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