A large table is a tough first refinishing project to do yourself, stripping it may work out fine, but a large flat surface is difficult for the best of finishers, if you want that "perfect" finish. I suggest trying your hand at finding a small piece of furniture that you can use as a practice piece, then you can decide on doing the table yourself or going to a pro. If you tell a refinisher what you are unhappy about with the existing finish, they will be able to use products you like. Do an internet search on durable table top finishes, visit a couple name brand coating company's website like: Sherwin Williams, Valspar, Varathane, M L Campbell. Just for your info, we use Sherwin Williams Sherwood conversion varnish - water white - dull sheen, over a hi build vinyl sealer. It give the best protection of anything I have found in over 30 years or so.

I use these (professionally) and have never had a problem removing a water blush in just a few minutes. You can also usually find them at Ace Hardware, Lowe's and Bed, Bath & Beyond in their cleaning / furniture care product aisle. In my experience, rarely would you need to strip and refinish unless the finish is blistered and peeling off (I can't tell from the photo) Likewise, you may need to buff out the whole top to even the sheen. The cloth will also remove light scuffing. Clean up the residual oil with an emulsion furniture polish Here is a link that might be useful: water ring removal cloth

Thank you, Linda, for your response. I thought of refinishing them because of the scratches mainly. I've decided to leave the smaller one as is. The taller piece looks like it may have gotten wet in the center at some point because it seems a little raised in that area. The rest of it looks pretty good though. I'm going to take a closer look at that center part again.

Hi I had a question, what color should the ideal dining table be in this room?