What's the best paint to refurb a kitchen table and stools please?

[GrimmaTheNome]

We have a painted kitchen table which is distressed and not in a good way!
12 years of DD eating/craft/homework...

Anyway, DH is willing to sand and paint it but looking round the DIY shop its not clear which paint is best to get a really durable finish (don't want it 'distressed' any time soon!). Homebase had an International Paints brochure which listed a furniture paint, but don't stock it any more apparently - that's usually a good make, but it wasn't too clear from the little colour chart if the colour would be right (need pale 'vanilla' shade - not white, but not at all yellowish)

Any recommendations please?

which primer for painting wooden furniture? Would this work on beech kitchen units too do you think?

Grimma-How about blackboard paint?

Grimma-How about blackboard paint?

Er, because its black .

Interesting advice, MrsMagnolia - using emulsion I ought to be able to get good colour match - maybe remains of the wall paint would work, its Crown 'scrubbable' Antique White, not bog-standard emulsion. Should be tougher if anything.

You don't need to paint the whole thing black, perhaps just the top like in this <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.redcanary.biz/Chalk%2520Top.jpg&imgrefurl=www.redcanary.biz/furniture.htm&usg=__UFKNLktr5h5-lw5Q0iffTyNtIs4=&h=336&w=448&sz=107&hl=en&start=2&zoom=1&tbnid=ge9Cl_weNwkJbM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=127&ei=kqTUTuqiGIjB8QOo1eDyAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dblackboard%2Bpainted%2Btable%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26rlz%3D1W1SNCA_enGB348%26tbm%3Disch%26prmd%3Divns&itbs=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">picture

I really don't want a black-topped table and I certainly don't want chalk dust all over my nice new kitchen thanks! Having now evicted all DDs accumulation of crap art materials that's about the last thing I want!

Someone with a younger child might like the idea though.

emulsion will mark easily and not be so hard wearing. You might consider an eggshell which has a flat, low-sheen finish, or a satinwood. Gloss paints in old, used furniture tends to show all imperfections and look less classy.

With recent regulations cutting VOCs, white oil paints go yellow quickly. You might try a water based paint that will keep it colour, though it may not be as durable,

My DH went when I suggested emulsion. Certainly don't want gloss. I think he's a bit fixated that because International Paints lists a specific furniture paint that we really ought to be using something classified as such.
(he does actually know quite a lot about paint, the chemistry thereof rather than the practical application though!)

I'm off sick at the moment and watching lots of daytime tv. yesterday on eone of the makeover programmes they painted a cheste of drawere. they sanded then applied a primer and then used an acrylic based paint on top.

Ok everybody, which primer do I need for painting furniture?

Have got a number of things to do but first will be a 70s wooden sideboard which has some sort of glossy varnish on it.

And what about cheap melamine furniture such as my ikea malm chest of drawers ?

Ok everybody, which primer do I need for painting furniture?

dunno - I'd have thought that would depend what paint you're going to put on top though.

MrsMagnolia - I'm a bit dubious about using a wax finish for a kitchen table, it will have hot plates put on it for sure!

I rate chalk paint for sheer laze of use. Like Annie Sloane, and then beeswax and polish. No need for primer then - you can just slap it on. It's great. Expensive, though.

Or emulsion and beeswax as MrsMagnolia said, works fine.

Hi,

I know I'm probably a year out! But I came across this blog when I was searching for paint primers and wondered if you had any luck?

I was having the same problem...I'm no DIY guru, from from it in fact! The only form of DIY that I have done was painting the nursery last year! My husband knows a lot about this kind of stuff and used one of those multi-surface primers to paint some wood in our garden. Apparently they're good for reducing the cost of paint. I think they are more for industrial use, but paint is paint! He bought some from Palatine Paint, where we live in Hull. Here is their website if you wanted to take a look - www.paintpalatine.com/www.paintpalatine.coms/info.php?p=2&cat=372814

Hope this helps :)

Jenna x