Chair Makeover

I was so excited to find this

old chair while thrifting with my 

mom in Vegas. What a deal!

$14.99

I knew I could transform

it into something

incredible.

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I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!

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So, again, here's what I started with:

It was quite the chore

to remove all those staples and piping.

I found a paint can opener

and some needle nosed pliers to be the best

tools to help me with this.

(Oh, and a pair of scissors to cut

through the fabric and caning.)

Once I got the cushions off and

removed the million handful of

staples, I cut out the 

damaged caning and pulled out

the buttons from

the tufted cushion and seat back.

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I had to get creative and find

a way to fill in the 

crevice left by the fabric piping

I removed and wasn't

planning on replacing.

I found some

nail hole filler I've had since I 

moved and voila!

After the nail hole filler

dried overnight, I

sanded the entire chair

with my palm sander.

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Gave it two coats of spray primer, two

coats of my all-time favorite 

Heirloom White spray paint

and sealed it

with Minwax's Polycrylic spray.

(love that stuff!)

Now, came the cushions. Realizing

my sewing machine

was still in storage, I opted

for a no-sew method.

I used the original foam cushions

as they were in 

surprisingly great shape.

I used my most favorite new tool, 

The PowerShot Heavy Duty

Staple & Nail Gun.

(best $25 I ever spent! - SO easy to use!)

For the back cushion, another no-sew method.

Stitch Witchery to the rescue!

And the final result:

Isn't she lovely?

One of the hardest projects I've done yet

and one I'm most proud of.

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She's sitting in the corner of my dining room

against my favorite

burnt orange curtains. Perfect colors together.

She also has a certain repurposed

pillow sitting atop her.

(pillow tutorial will soon follow)

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Perfect.Repurposed.Charm.

~jennifer