Paint on furniture.

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I know how to sand and prime the brown table and chairs I'm going to be putting in my dining room, but I want to know how to make the top look really good. I want it to look nice and sleek. Now, can I get this effect with paint and roller (I have the right paint, I'm using it on the chairs because I HATE spraypainting chairs) or will I need to go for a spray paint? I don't like spraypainting, I have asthma, so I am no good at it. Should I get a good mask and suck it up, so to speak?