Thursday, March 21, 2013

Round Back Dining Chairs


I would be thrilled to find one of these shapely dining chairs, so imagine my joy at finding a set of four.  Someone did not realize their value and had stored this set outside.  They were in bad shape and had black widow nests in the seat cushions.  I hate spiders, especially black widows, but I was not going to let that get in my way of salvaging these beautiful chairs.  I carefully removed the screws holding the  seat cushions in place and bravely killed any spiders that dared to crawl out.  Who said fixing up furniture was always easy or safe?

Before
After

After removing all the seat cushions, I patched any cracks with wood filler and then painted the chairs with two coats of Old White Chalk Paint.  I distressed the edges and then I painted a wash over the Old White, made by thinning French Linen Chalk Paint with water.


I wanted the chairs to be classic, elegant, and monochromatic.  I went to my favorite local fabric store in Santa Cruz and I spotted this fabric on the remnants table right when I walked through the door. I knew it was the one!  It is a heavy weight upholstery linen with grain sack stripes woven in and lots of texture.  The best part is that, because it was a remnant, I only had to pay $7.99 per yard!  I am sure this beautiful fabric is normally well over $30 per yard.


Next, I called my very talented upholsterer to pick up the chairs and finish the transformation.  She returned the chairs this past weekend and I cannot stop staring at them.


They look perfect in our Spring room at Loot!


They look perfect in our Spring room at Loot!





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23 comments:

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Tobeystrashortreasure said...

I love the chairs and want that fabric, it is just perfect. great job and good score. Tobey

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Cassie Bustamante said...

these are stunning! love the upholstery!

Jenny @ Simcoe Street said...

Gorgeous!!

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Sherry @ No Minimalist Here said...

Gorgeous chairs and I love the fabric!
xx,
Sherry

Cynthia said...

Fantastic find I love these chairs and the fabric is fabulous. Great job!

Cynthia

Our Hopeful Home said...

You are brave, that's for sure! But they were definitely worth it! And the fabric is more than perfect.

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Pieced Pastimes said...

Your chairs turned out wonderful! Love the distressed paint and color and the fabric was the perfect choice.
Thanks for the inspiration,
Suzanne
Pieced Pastimes

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Rooms by Ann said...

I love these chairs, you did a great job making them over.

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Sorry you've got people spamming your site, I'm legit. I've done tons of ASCP work and I love what you've done--gorgeous chairs. Wish I could find this fabric!

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Unknown said...

I love the chairs and the table. Can you comment on how you created the beautiful blue on those lovely cabriole legs. Thanks

Unknown said...

Hello! I am refinishing a farmhouse table and I want to use this technique on my table apron and legs and possibly the chairs too, I haven't decided. These are JUST GORGEOUS! I was looking for chairs like this, but with no luck but I found some that are still pretty cute. Anyways, I was wondering, did you finish this with wax? Was it clear wax only or dark wax too?

Thank you!
Ashley

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