Dining Room Table Makeover

Here is what my dining room table looked like BEFORE. Sorry, it was the only recent picture I could find and it doesn't even do justice to how abused the top was. My kids have stabbed it with forks, drawn on it with permanent markers...you get the picture. I like distressed furniture, but this just looked ugly. I really wanted a white table to tie in the white from my family room curtains and rug. So I finally took the plunge and painted and antiqued it! I used a tutorial from the blog All Things Thrifty http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/2010/06/dining-room-table-transformation.html and it turned out just how I was hoping! I used more of a white paint than the one in her tutorial though.  I wanted the table to be smooth enough to wipe down and protected enough that it won't stain so I added 3-4 top coats (more for the top of the table and less for the chairs) of Deft Clear Wood Finish in "Gloss" which comes in spray cans. It worked great! Here's the finished product:

P.S. Don't mind the crumbs on the floor...we do actually use this room :-)