hi well don,t feel bad I have,nt been to inspired for a while and have some short term memory probs and aadd that involves some "completion probs lol. have you done stuff like this before? have you used "liquid sandpaper" a chemical that will not strip but clean and get the legs for primer? use good primer , use fine sandpaper , clean well, I like a sponge brush but use a good brush that type of paint does not show brush stroks real bad . do the legs have turnings or straight? usea small brush or sponge brush for the turnings FIRST! then come back and do the rest from the top down . but the wood is a bit different I can say I have used the "formbys" one step finishing kits and stuff and it workd great kinda depends on just how "perfect you want it and if the top is beat up or not . but if you have done this you know that stripping the top to bare wood if it has a poly finish on it can be a daunting process sometimes and is the reason I have found some real nice pcs half done in thrift stores. but the "systems kinda take some of this away. by using a darker color than they are it covers a lot of errors and by allready having the stain in the finish it allows you to coat over the existing finish by just prepping the surface not taking it to bare wood. (wow that made sense) but finding the colors should not be that hard and a good paint mixer should never tell you that they don,t have it check just this link at what the color combos are for this and this was found by just asking for "enamel sage green" the darker shade will hide dirt better! but try this and look over this site. Rick Here is a link that might be useful: sherwin williams/martha stewart sage green

Doubt it is basswood, the original is from salvaged pine. More than likely it is stained, and a waxed finish is applied. I would look at Weatherwood stains. https://www.weatherwoodstains.com/

Lovely kitchen! I agree that the wall color isn’t really helping things. I wanted to show you a photo of my kitchen because I have a lot of bright white in my cabinetry and backsplash, dark counters and pulls, and a blue grey on the walls. My wall color is Benjamin Moore Kentucky Haze. I hope it helps you to see the combination and if that might be something you might like. (My cabinetry is painted chantilly lace, and many of the walls in the rest of my home are decorators white)

Thank you all for your ideas! I have to get rid of the chairs because a couple of them have missing braces and won’t last long. I’ve had the set since 1997 - it’s past time to go. I like the ideas of long (sheer) curtains, art work, maybe rug and match table color to ceiling g fan. I wouldn’t mind replacing the ceiling fan with something that has more character, but don’t think that’s in the cards right now.