[Christien]

I'm thinking of doing a quick and dirty refinishing of our kitchen table and chairs. They're old, but not really antique - they used to be my grandmothers, and are a pretty regular dark-stained and varnished set. 5 years of kids have removed the finish from the arms of the chairs, and overall the finish is in really poor condition.

Is it possible to just hit it all with spraypaint as it is? I'd like it to be a colour, rather than a stain finish. I'd rather avoid having to strip the varnish and stain off. I'm not concerned about a perfect showroom finish, because it's going to need to be refinished again in a few years anyway. But I don't want to shoot it with paint just to have it all flake off in a few weeks.