DIY Chevron Kitchen Table

I wish I would have taken before pictures. My kitchen table is about 7 years old all black and was filled with scratches, dents, and food stains. The type of finish that was on it was very hard to get all the way clean without creating more wear and tear. I was embarrassed of it. I did not want to have my friends over to eat at that table! Yuck! 

My wonderful creative friend Tiffani volunteered to help me with the task of refinishing the table. We weren't exactly sure of the plan to start but knew we needed to sand and repaint. In searching on Pinterest I saw some chevron and thought that would be such a great idea!  It was decided a chevron table it was, easy enough right?

Tiffani brought over her power tools and we got to work. I sanded and she created the pattern. We used cardboard to create one single chevron to use as our template. 

After we sanded we painted the top of the table grey as well as the seat tops. We repainted the rest of the table black. 

We let the paint dry and then started on the chevron. 

We used pencil to outline the template and then painted the black onto the table. We did a couple of coats of the black to make sure it was even and straight. 

After this we let the table sit overnight and restarted again in the morning. 

I picked up bronze glitter glue, black glitter glue and bronze glitter tape from Michaels.  We used the bronze glitter in the black part of the chevron. The black glitter on the seat top, and the bronze glitter tape on the tops of the chair. Then we let everything dry. 

To make everything stick and feel smooth I used polyeuerthene to finish the table. I believe it took about 4-5 coats for it to be even and smooth. 

I love how the table turned out! It was a lot of work but a perfect weekend project. Considering I used left over paint from previous projects it barely cost me anything. 

Who am I?

Hi. I'm Jenni. I am a happy single mom to two wonderful curious busy boys. Noah is 9 and is intelligent, cautious, crafty, and sensitive. Tj is 7 and lively, active, loves to read and journal.

 We also have a dog Milo. He is a maltipoo, the happiest little guy. He actually belongs to my boyfriend.  Since he travels a lot for work Milo has gotten very comfiy with us.  Sometimes he will even refuse to go home with his dad.  He loves to wake the boys up every morning, hates to be alone and requests to be babysat daily by Grammie and Papa.

Our life is crazy busy but fun. I work full time for an amazing company. I basically support 3 directors and 35 managers for an insurance company. I get to be creative and think of ways to encourage the staff, save money, organize, design, and lots of other things. I also attend school full time. I am working on my masters in clinical psychology. I love school as odd as it is I feel like it's the one thing in my life that is just mine.. Me time. I can justify it because in the end the boys and I will be better off with my higher education.

We live in a pleasantville type neighborhood. Mostly all families far away from the hustle and hecticness that Phoenix has become. We live less than a mile from one of my brothers. After my divorce the boys and wanted to be closer to Grammie and Papa who also live very close. My parents are super grandparents! Not only do they watch the boys every day after school they also take them on trips in their rv. They have even taken them across the country in it for summer vacation! Without them my life would be a lot harder. I don't always have to miss work when one of them is sick and they also attend some of the special events at school when I can't.

I love to save money. I also have champagne taste. I love nice things. I have an expensive gluten free, no dairy, organic diet. I only like designer jeans. Somehow I feel like I am always getting absolute best deal.  Part of the thrill and ownership pride I have is from getting the best deal. 
I love order and cleanliness. I am also super busy and have very little time to keep it all maintained.
I am sorta a hippy. I use homemade cleaning products, love to thrift store shop, repurpose items, and don't believe in fast food. My kids rarely watch television but occasionally get a little crazy about skylanders.

I am really good at maintaining a positive outlook, saving money, eating healthy, balancing my time. I also love Jesus. I would not consider myself religious however. I do attend church most Sundays, but I think having Joy and moral compass (Christ centered heart) and expressing that in the real world is more important than spending all my time couped up in a church and all it's activities.  

I thought I would make a blog to share my experiences and learn new things from others!