Tuesday, August 9, 2011

I Painted It White – Part 2

You can read Part 1 here
You can read why painting furniture white is “stickin’ it to the man” here

Some of you probably recognize this chair from last month’s Weekend Junk feature.

I found her (yes, I shall be referring to the chair as a ‘her’ from here on) at Goodwill on Half-off Day for $19.99 $9.99!
Up close the wood had a few dings and scratches and the fabric was well-worn, but that ain’t nuthin’ some paint and new fabric can’t fix!
I removed the seat and painted the frame Creamy by Sherwin Williams.
…apparently I don’t have any painting pictures
While the paint was drying, I pulled the nails from the cushion and removed the fabric.
I found the new fabric at Joann’s for $10.99/yard. I bought ½ a yard and had a 40% off coupon…BAM!

I used the old fabric as a pattern and cut out a new seat.

Lots of staples later and that old fabric was long forgotten!

I put her back together and now I have a girl-crush!

Chair - $9.99
Fabric - $3.56
Paint – On hand
Staples – On hand
Total - $13.55

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17 comments:

  1. Suzy www.savedbysuzy.blogspot.comAugust 9, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Visiting from Type A. I love the fabric you choose along with the white...looks so crisp and clean. Please consider joining my linky party tomorrow.

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  2. CynthiaAugust 9, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    The chair is so sweet now... and the fabric you chose is perfect for it!

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  3. SusannaAugust 9, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Fabulous job! That's my favorite color of blue. I have a crush on your chair too. :)

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  4. Ellen Stewart (aka Ellie/El/e/Mrs. Seaman)August 9, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    As always, love your color choices!

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  5. Cassie @ Primitive & ProperAugust 9, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    love it! the fabric updates it beautifully, and the white paint really highlight the beautiful shape of the back!

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  6. AnnaAugust 9, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    very pretty! I love that fabric!

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  7. Kricia PalmerAugust 9, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    Adorable!! Love the fabric - I have it in chocolate. Great choice for the chair.

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  8. KyleanAugust 9, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    What an amazing change! I am trying to make our kitchen chairs nicer and this really inspired me! Love it!
    Ky
    http://burstofcreations.blogspot.com/

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  9. BrookeAugust 10, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    That is so cute! I am in the process of re-doing a couple chairs myself and this makes me even more excited! I found you on Lil' Luna. I am a new blogger and a new follower :-)

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  10. Sue@Uniquely ChicAugust 10, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    Love it and it matches a bench I did a while back. Mine is white too and we chose the exact same fabric!

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  11. Kimberly MooreAugust 10, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    This turned out sooooo great. I LOVE the fabric choice! So cute.

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  12. LindsayAugust 10, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Oh my goodness, this is SO beautiful! You've got to submit this to Better After! Great job!

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  13. c.w.frostingAugust 10, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Darling makeover! Re-upholstering furniture is so impressive to me!

    -caroline @ c.w.frosting

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  14. Lynda @ {ubersavvy}August 11, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    This would look fabulous in my kitchen! Jealous, but inspired! Lynda

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  15. Lauren @ My Wonderfully MadeAugust 11, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    My goodness this is beautiful! I hardly noticed the beautiful back until I saw it in the white!

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  16. oops!August 12, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    What a difference! The white with the fabric is perfect!

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  17. ChristinaAugust 13, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    SUPER cute! I am working on painting chairs white and re-upholstering them too! Love the fabric you chose too :)

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