Beachy Patio Table

Do you ever buy something at a garage sale and then wonder why?

That is how it was with this patio set I picked up a couple years ago.  I didn't look it over well enough and it had some issues I didn't see.  It has a couple leaves that pop up that the previous owner said worked great, but they didn't and I was stupid and didn't test them.  The table was pretty wobbly too.  

But, it was mine, so I decided to make it work.

We (hubby) figured out the leaves--we had to leave them permanently in place.  He added some braces underneath and some 2x4's under the existing table apron to get rid of the wobble.  I wish he would not have used ugly, treated 2x4's, but oh well, you barely see them.

On a whim (and because I wanted to be outside in the sunshine, but needed to be productive) I decided to paint it with some of my favorite Fusion Mineral Paint colors: Laurentien, Algonquin, Picket Fence, Upper Canada Green, and Sterling.

I used the same paint brush to paint it all, not cleaning it in between because this is how I roll.  I covered most of the wood, but let a bit of it show to give it a beachy weathered appearance.  This will also help as it weathers naturally.

I painted each chair one of the four colors. 

I love this little battery operated lantern I picked up at Target.  They are on sale right, less than $10.

Now to get a patio to put it on...

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