My husband found this old dining chair at the Salvation Army (Sallie's as my sister-in-law refers to it!), on sale for $9.99. Woo hoo! I love it when I get picture mail and it is a project for us to work on. We needed a chair for my daughter's desk and I had been looking for something similar, but kept finding them for $25+ on CL. I knew I could find one for less. Or the husband could. He is quite the thrift store shopper. I am starting to love thrift stores, but they always used to give me the heebie jeebies. Just dusty and I am really allergic to dust, so I always leave with scratchy skin. Ick. Don't know how I manage to survive in this house with a dust allergy.
I did the sanding, priming and painting on the wood and my husband worked on the seat. The base of the seat is a hardwood frame and has springs. I guess I was just expecting a piece of wood with a pad on it. Like almost everything but that lovely pink side table, she wanted the chair to be all creme. She picked out a piece of jacquard fabric from Joann's and I purchased a new cushion and batting from Walmart. Since she is going to spend a lot of time in front of the computer, I want this chair to be more comfortable than it originally was. The husband removed a million staples and about 40 nails, then it was ready for it's facelift. As you can see in the "after" photos, the seat is a lot plumper now and is much more comfortable. Oh, I didn't put poly on this because I wanted it to get a little beat up looking. I figure it will be pushed into the desk daily, so hopefully it will distress the legs and the back.
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| Sad, lonely chair, covered with sale stickers! |
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| Nice cushy seat! |
BOTTOM LINE:
Chair $9.99
Primer (1/3 can) 1.29
Paint 3.87
Fabric 8.00
Cushion and Batting 13.00
TOTAL $36.15
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Love how this came out- the new paint color is perfect! Would love for you to come share this at Feathered Nest Friday sometime! :)
ReplyDeletewished i have that talent.new coat was perfect:)
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ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on my chair makeover and I'm glad I inspired you to redo your chair. I'm looking forward to seeing your "reveal." Your blog is so cute and I love how you breakdown the cost of your projects.
ReplyDeleteNice , thrifty project! You have such a pretty blog. Thanks for linking this to Wicked Awesome Wednesday.
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