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This is the story of four neglected, filthy, rickety dining room chairs. I don’t know what possessed me to buy them except they were super cheap. Do you do that? Do you buy things sometimes just because they’re a super good price?
I read somewhere that if you wouldn’t be willing to pay $100 for something, you shouldn’t buy it because it means you don’t love it enough. In other words, only purchase things that you love enough that you would pay good money for them (not that those things have to be expensive). Does that make sense?
Okay so back to those chairs. I found these at a yard sale last summer and the gal was asking $5 for each chair. They were really dirty looking but for some reason, I couldn’t walk away from them. I asked if she would take $15 for all four and she agreed.
Here is one of the chairs before:
See what I mean about dirty? Gross!
This was before I had ever tried chalk paint. So I sanded every one of these babies:
Not so gross now…
Then I painted them, applied new foam to the seat panels, and covered each one.
Here is how they turned out:
I love the fabric. I was prepared to pay the sale price of $18.99/yard for it but when I got to the register, it rang up $8.99/yard! Woot woot!
Here they are in my teeny tiny dining room:
This little lamp got a mini makeover to match:
The parson’s chairs were a Craig’s List find. I made coordinating slipcovers using the chair fabric as piping:
My two year old loves mirrors. He dances in front of them, rides his car past them, you name it. This was from my old house and just hanging out in the garage so we brought it in here for him. Its just his size!
Much better? I’m a bit glad I sanded them because I know there is no grime hiding under the paint! They really brightened up my dining room. Here is what I used to have in here. This picture was taken a couple of years ago at Christmas:
And now:
Much better. I might even pay $100 for them now:)
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Beautiful job sis
I love the fabric you used! The chairs are totally transformed. Plus, the piping on the parsons chair is such a great touch!
Thanks Angela! I was so excited when I found out it was only $8.99/yard from $24.99:)
I love it! What a find. That fabric really sets everything off. Very cute!
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Thanks Amber:)
Hi Christy! Wow! I’m so excited to have found you just now on NotJustaHousewife! You can’t imagine how timely your post is. Last year I picked up the ugliest chairs (seriously, they make your’s look like thrones) and they’ve been sitting around getting uglier by the minute. Last week I decided I HAVE to do SOMETHING but my challenge is the seats can’t be removed. Anyway…this post has motivated me and while I don’t imagine they will come out nearly as pretty as yours (they’re occasional chairs used for extra seating), you’ve inspired me to get my butt in gear.
The fabric is lovely and you did such a great sewing job with the piping, etc. And the lampshade! Geez, you’re one talented lady. I’ll be back for more
Thanks Doreen for that very sweet comment! Comments like that seriously make my day! These chairs were so dirty and ugly before but I really wanted to lighten up my dining room. The chairs I had in there were so heavy! This was an inexpensive solution. I’m really happy with how they turned out! Good luck with your chairs:)
My daughter has chairs similar to this and yours are in 100% better shape than hers. The caning has fallen apart. She is currently using chair covers on them. However, I want to help her refinish them. I am thinking of putting in some board where the caning was, and then cover that w/foam, and reupholster the back along with the seats, and of course give them a fresh coat of paint too. I also thought about using webbing or old ties or something like that for the backs. What are your thoughts. You do awesome things.
your sectional sofa was OVER THE TOP!! Well done.
Thanks for that vote of confidence Kris! I usually just go for it. I think your plan could totally work! What does she have to lose if they’re already in poor condition? You could upholster the front and back right over the caning if its not too damaged and trim it out with some pretty trim to hide your edges. Have you tried to google “How to replace caning”? It seems intimidating but it may not be too hard of a task once you see how its done. Go for it and good luck, I bet you’ll make them look beautiful!
These came out great! But what really caught my eye is your shutters on your window – I adore those! Beautiful dining room!
They were originally purchased for the outside but the size was off so they fit perfectly in here:) Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
Your chair maker over is awesome. They look like new! Pinning:) http://www.sewsweetvintage.com/2013/02/be-fearless-arianna-huffington.html
Thanks Michele:)
Good job on the chairs, they look great! I have a small amount of that fabric and have been hoarding it because I love it so much!
Thanks Faye! You need to find just the right project for that fabric;)
They are beautiful! I love the new fabric. What a difference…grunge to gorgeous for sure!
Saw you sharing at EC2 link party.
Debbie
Thanks, Debbie!
These are beautiful! I’m working on a cane back settee right now. Just looking around for inspiration. I’d love for you to come link up to our party where we can show off all of our old projects!
http://www.cutesycrafts.com/2013/03/an-oldie-but-goodie-10.html- Jessica
Thanks Jessica, I’d love to:)