Vintage Bench Makeover

Picked up this cute vintage bench...from a friend who advertised some garage sale things on Facebook.

She just needed a good coat of paint....

Duck Egg Blue seemed to be the color for her...

She turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself...she didn't sit long a neighbor bought her for her front porch! 

Kim

Painting Fabric with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint on a Cane Chair

Well, I just have to apologize for the delay....I have been so busy painting...there has been no time for blogging.  I promise I will try to do better...between painting furniture for clients...yep, I have a waiting list, doing a design project, vacation, and a new part time job at Pottery Barn there's just not much time left.

This is a chair I picked up at a garage sale for $1...

Before

I love it...I love the caning on the sides, and I could just visualize the after.  Of course with my chair fetish I want to keep it, but there's no room...so what to do with that fabric?  I didn't want to spend the money to have it reupholstered, and I saw a pin on Pinterest that you could paint fabric!  Now that caught my attention!

So I thought what do I have to lose...right? A dollar, and a chair.  I painted the wood pieces first in Old White, and waxed them.  You need to make sure you wax your wood pieces so you can wipe off the other paint if it gets on it.  I picked a very hard chair with a lot of hard places to reach.

I used a spray bottle of water and wet the fabric really well...and just started painting the fabric with Duck Egg Blue ASCP.  The before fabric did have a water stain on it...but the paint covered well.  I only did one coat, and let it dry. The fabric does have a nub to it, which I like the texture. That was it! I've heard you can wax the fabric, but I chose not to.  It turned out so cute, and most people say they would never know I painted it.  Are you ready to see the after?

After

After

Didn't she turn out darling?  Just love it!

You never know what will happen when you're pickin' & a paintin'!

Kim




 

Henredon Chair Makeover

I have an obsession...I admit it...I love chairs!  I came across this chair at Rosie's Mercantile in Mebane, NC, and I was in love.  I had visions of how cool this chair could so be! It's a classic, and it was made by Henredon Fine Furniture...

before

before

 Was I looking for a chair...of course not! But, I had a plan, and my plan was to get this chair, paint it, have it reupholstered! I sold the chair in our loft, moved one of the chairs from down stairs up to the loft! Yes, that is how I do it folks.... there's not much that stays the same around here.

The pictures do not do the chair justice...It has caning on the sides....in excellent condition...has down cushions.  I spray painted the chair a semi-gloss black...picked out a neutral fabric in gray/creme stripe to be upholstered.  I wanted something that would go with my decor, and be very versatile for whatever room it could end up in.

waiting for it's makeover

After

front view...after

after

Yep, I'm in love!  It looks great with my creme sofa. She's timeless & classic, and comfy too!

Kim