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Vintage Chair Re-Do; {It’s New Again!}

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I love a good Craig’s List find, while picking up a dresser the owner asked if we were interested in any other furniture.  Long story short after two trips we ended up buying 2 chairs, 2 stools, and the dresser.

One of the chairs was this lovely green and plaid number screaming to be made over!

Matt Removed the cushion for me and all the staples holding the fabric down

With the cushion off she is ready to prime … after quick cleaning that is.  You want to make sure any residues and dirt are removed from your furniture before you prime.
Primed and dry – ready for the first coat. I have recently started to use oil based primer which I LOVE but I have got to learn how to properly clean my brushes before I ruin anymore!
I mixed two colors we already had in our garage to come up with this light aqua blue color.
One coat down!
While the first coat was drying, it was time to recover the cushion.
 Oddly enough I did not hate the old fabric on the chair, but lets be
honest it was dirty and had to go.
 I cut my fabric just slightly larger than my cushion and used a staple gun to hold it in place.
With the first coat dry and the cushion re-covered I put it in place to make
 sure it looked good and of course fit!
After the second coat was dry I enlisted the help of Matt since he is the master at distressing furniture.  We used a few different techniques including furniture scrapers and sand paper to achieve the look we were after.  Using a damp rag I wiped down the entire surface of the chair preparing it for the poly acrylic coat. I put two coats on the entire chair to ensure durability.
And here we have it the fruits of my labor!
Now I just have to find the perfect home for this pretty little chair!
Check out the Before & After of our Vintage Chair Re-do

Comments

  8. This is one of the first projects I have planned to do once we get moved.
    Our dining room chairs just need new covers and I figured I can do it myself. Did you remove the old ones first or just cover over the old? Just curious! Thanks. Great job!

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    • Since I did not know the history of the chair cover and we found it in a stinky storage room I went ahead and took the old fabric off. But since you know where your chairs have been I would save myself a step and just leave them on. Removing staples can be a real pain.

      Jacque

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  13. THat is a sweet chair! Great find! Often when I pick things up from others, I have learned to hint a bit that I am always looking for furniture or sometimes just coming out and asking. You would be amazed what ELSE you can find! LOve the chair – and the little animal on it as well! Very pretty! Thanks for coming by to link up – please come back this week to link up as well!
    Stacey of Embracing Change

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