We have been looking for chairs to provide some extra seating in my office. Found this cute little pair at His House for $25. They were pretty disgusting. And the seats were covered in plastic. Can we say 1973?
After we got the gross plastic and fabric off, we just recoved the cushions using a staple gun.
I did not sand. Just two coats of primer. I sometimes think sanding is a waste of time :) I am sure some people would disagree but when you are working in a two hour window (afternoon nap), you save time where you can.
Paint color ended up being a mix of: current office color (Ashes by Behr), a random bit of leftover black satin paint, and a bottle of gunmetal gray acrylic paint.
Of course Miss Ashlyn decided to wake up just as I was doing the final coat. She had her own brush and "paint" to help keep her occupied.
I had to put the chairs on the table to finish painting them because of an extremely curious 15 month old.
And the finished product! Yay for 2 new chairs!
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Anne- I love them! Where did you get your cute fabric? I looked at Hancock today & couldn't find anything I liked.
Hey Susan. I got it at Tony's Fabric on my way home from Greenville yesterday. You should go there the next time yall visit your parents. They have a really big selection!
so next time i need paint, can i just come to the Newman Paint Making Shop?
love the chairs.
The chairs look great. I love seeing what new projects yall are up to:)
LOVE them!
check out my chair makeover. Cute fabric makes a world of difference.
http://foundintheali.blogspot.com/2010/08/dining-chair-re-vamp.html
I'm a new follower :)
Ali
foundintheali.blogspot.com
Oooh, this is a great makeover! I purchased some ugly old wooden chairs a few weeks ago and have been waiting for the motivation to revamp them. I hope they turn out as good as these!
~Teresa
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