Thanks
to Tania at Little Vintage Cottage I had this idea in my head of a chair I wanted
to put on my front porch. She'd inspired
me to do this project and add a little whimsy to our humble abode. Not too big, our porch is rather small, but a
nice inviting place to sit in and admire our hard work, transforming our lovely
little yard, from time to time.
So
a couple of weeks ago when I stopped into a thrift store and found this lone
sturdy oak kitchen chair for $7.99 I knew it would be perfect for what I had
envisioned. My youngest was with me at
the time and the look on her face when I got all excited about this chair told
me she really thought I'd just lost another one of my marbles. In spite of her reservations we left the
store with it and I was tickled.
I
finally got a chance to work on it last week in between rainstorms. I grabbed a can of gloss black interior/exterior
spray paint I bought for $1.99 and my handy dandy well used dollar store shower
curtain and got to work. First I used my
power sander and some sandpaper to remove the finish. It was the original finish and came off pretty
easily. I took the paper off the sander
and used it to sand the spots by hand I couldn't reach with the tool.
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| Glamour shot! |
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| I only had about a 20 minute window of sunshine to work in with black clouds on the horizon. |
I
vacuumed it clean and then wiped it all down with a damp cloth. On the drop cloth I painted the bottom side
first. Then set it upright and painted
the rest. Once dry to the touch I put it
in the garage and let it sit and dry thoroughly for 24 hours.
The next day, while
it rained once again, I sat in the garage and stapled a new seat covering to
it. I decided to use a fun print vinyl
table cloth I found on sale at Fred Meyer for $2.99 to cover it so it would be
more moisture resistant. I have plenty
of fabric left to recover it later down the road when it wears out too.
Next project is to find a cute little side table to set next to it.
Thanks Tania for the inspiration! I
think it turned out pretty cute.
Looks great and now I have a face to remember when I read your posts, which by the way are great I love your blog
ReplyDeleteOh thank you Debbie. :)
DeleteWhat a fantastic job on your chair !!! No one would ever guess that it was a thrift store find and a plastic tablecloth seat cover. Don't you just love it when the idea in your head becomes reality and then people actually "get it" ?
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you included a couple of pictures of yourself. It's fun to see the faces of the bloggers out there in blogger land.
I too read Tanya's blog. She has many diy ideas. Recently, I stole her idea of painting the back of the open shelve above my sink a darker color than the wall. It turned out pretty good for a first time home diy-er.
Thanks for sharing your chair project.
Vanessa B
And I was in my grubbies too! Ha ha. I love Tania's blog. She amazes me with some of the things she does. Things I would never have ever though of. I love my chair!
DeleteThanks for sharing your project that I helped inspire Vanessa!
DeleteTania
Very nice!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you. :)
DeleteWOW! I cant believe that is the same chair! You did a fantastic job! I like the way you can see the potential in something that others may overlook and the unique way you bring out the best in things! Thank you for sharing this cool and inspiring project and the steps you took to transform the chair! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Dawn. It was a super fun project and I am thrilled with the results.
DeleteGreat job on the chair!
ReplyDeleteThank you Anne!
DeleteWow, the chair turned out great! Such a difference. And I am glad after following your blog this long, I finally get to see your beautiful face!
ReplyDeleteBless your heart. Thank you! I've always been behind the camera instead of in front of it. :)
DeleteLove the chair. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
DeleteAww, you're so sweet to mention my blog like that! I really appreciate it and I love how the chair turned out! The paint job looks great and the seat cover was just brilliant! I'm definitely going to pay more attention to those table covers from now on! :o)
ReplyDeleteTania
Thanks Tania. It was a fun project. I'm hoping to do more of them in the future. I couldn't just stop with boob lights, ha, ha. Keep your eyes out for vintage oilcloth in your travels. That would be cool to use.
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