Making Over A Garage Sale Chair

Making over my little seven dollar chair was easy, the hard part was deciding on the fabric, more on that later. Painting it green was an easy choice for me because I won't get tired of it any time soon.

This is how I found her...

My husband cut a seat out of 1/4 inch plywood with a jigsaw; he used paper to make a template first. Then I traced the foam and cut it to size. The foam I used was one inch thick wrapped with three layers of batting.

I primed and painted two coats of dill pickle using sample pots from Benjamin Moore. Then I sanded the edges with a sanding block. I was happy with the color at this point but wanted it to be a bit more dramatic...more fall like instead of spring.

So I used burnt umber acrylic paint mixed with a little water. I wiped it on with a damp rag and then wiped off any excess. If I didn't like the way part of it looked, I used a damp rag to remove my mistake and started over.

 My paint store had all their color samples on clearance for a dollar. The paint went a long way; I used less than two little pots for this project.

I wish I had a few more of these chairs...even the back is pretty.

(I still need to attach the seat)

I started out with a totally different fabric, but I couldn't stop thinking about the other one I found at a different store. I went back for it and decided to take it home, just to see. Well I loved it, so instead of ripping this one apart and starting over, I asked my sweet husband to cut a new piece of wood for me...He did.

 Now I can change it out whenever I get the urge.

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