~a new color on our dining room table~

When I bought new chairs for our dining table it never occurred to me until I brought them home that our unfinished wood table would suddenly look orange.

I lived with it like that for a while but just couldn't take it anymore.

I tried a pin on pinterest to age the wood using steel wool and vinegar.

Didn't work~at all.

So, off to Home Depot I went and I came home with a $4 can of weathered grey stain.

Well, what do you know?

It was the perfect color.

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I love how they actually go together now!

 I got the grain sack table runner from Dreamy Whites.

I have a slight crush on it.

I also got a new rug after seeing it in the latest 

Better Homes and Gardens magazine. 

Can you say IMPULSIVE?

I love it though and it was very inexpensive.

I fell in love with the house in the magazine. 

It was neutral with bits of orange.

As you can see, I hopped on that train too and added a vintage educational chart from one of my favorite shops Joyworks. It has just the right amount of orange.

 Here is a side by side with the before on the left.

I am so happy with the change and the fact that the table makeover cost under 

$20 including the stain and the wax stripper.

I hope you like the after!

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xoxo

UPDATE:
I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON PRODUCTS USED, SO HERE WE GO!
I USED THIS GEL STRIPPER ON THE TOP WHERE I HAD PREVIOUSLY APPLIED WAX. TOOK IT RIGHT OFF, NO HARSH SMELL.

STAIN COLOR IS WEATHERED GRAY. 
I SIMPLY BRUSED ON AND WIPED OFF WITH PAPER TOWELS.
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HOPE THIS HELPS!