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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Chair Makeover

I found this chair at Goodwill a few weeks ago for $7.  Here's the before shot.
 Don't you just love how many stickers they put on things?? The seat had at least five!

For this piece, I decided just to clean the chair and start painting it, without priming, since the finish was so dull.  Yeah, that didn't work out too well.  When I turned the chair over to paint the legs (after painting the top first - dumb), a little paint chipped off of the arms.  I thought, "No biggie, I'll just sand those spots and repaint."  That didn't work out too well either.  When I started sanding, the paint seemed to flake off.  I managed to touch that up, but in the end, I had to put a coat of polyurethane on the chair to protect it and save me the embarrassment of having a guest sit in it and finding that their watch or bracelet is chipping the paint off the arms of my chair.  

I thought I'd be saving time by not priming, but I ended up using four coats of paint and a coat of the poly.  Lesson learned from this:  Prime the piece no matter how dull the finish seems!

Anywho, here's my after:
 My camera skills are still pretty lame so I have crappy photos...  sorry!

The fabric I chose for the seat seems kind of burlapy (yes, I just made that word up) with the damask pattern in a kind of velvety texture.  It's beautiful!  Lucky for me I have some left for another project I have in mind.

Linking to:
Funky Junk's Saturday Nite Special
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13 crafty peeps said:

  1. saraSunday, April 18, 2010

    LOVE the chair!!!!

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  2. Kendra@Creative AmbitionsSunday, April 18, 2010

    Great transformation! Your like me... I want to skip the priming but sometimes I guess it's best to follow the rules! :(

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  3. Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and DreamingSunday, April 18, 2010

    Amazing transformation! Love the black and white color combination! Stop by the Sunday Showcase party if you get a chance! Your header is super cute!!!

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  4. Handbags*and*PigtailsSunday, April 18, 2010

    Im also linked up in the SNS party. Check out my bench and stoll makeovers. They're very similar to your chair!:)
    Sarah
    HandbasgNPigtails.blogspot.com

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  5. Tammy@InStitchesSunday, April 18, 2010

    So much better ! Damask is one of my favorite fabrics.

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  6. FrouFrouBritchesSunday, April 18, 2010

    Wow! What an improvement! Love the black and damask is my FAVORITE pattern.

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  7. UnknownMonday, April 19, 2010

    Thanks y'all!! I LOVE damask too!

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  8. ScribblerMonday, April 19, 2010

    Well, all's well that ends well. The chair looks very snappy. and should make a nice punch in its new dress!
    Scribbler
    http://scribbler-unfocused.typepad.com/

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  9. Nichole@40daysofMonday, April 19, 2010

    It looks great and thanks for the advice!

    http://40daysof.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/new-art-and-guidelines-for-picture-hanging/

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  10. Stephanie CameronMonday, April 19, 2010

    Looks great! Where is the fabric from...sounds perfect for a project I am thinking of.

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  11. UnknownMonday, April 19, 2010

    Stephanie, Thanks! I got it here: http://www.hancockfabrics.com/. It was 50% off a few weeks ago.

    It's part of the upholstery collection

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  12. Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and DreamingTuesday, April 20, 2010

    Thanks so much for stopping by and linking up to the Sunday Showcase Party! I greatly appreciate it! Great job well done! Thanks for the fabric info! Hope you enjoy your week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  13. UnknownTuesday, April 20, 2010

    Darling! Love it!

    ~Liz

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