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Pretty Blue Chair

June 28, 2015 By: Lesliecomment

1-DIY Chair Makeover

I had bought this single chair at a yard sale, it was cheap – $1.50.  I can’t pass that up.  I knew I would be able to make it look pretty.  Don’t judge the disastrous state of my workroom at that point!! 😉

Blue Chair - before

I was craving something different, specifically color.  So many of my pieces end up being white or another neutral, because that is what I like, and also what sells pretty well in general.  But, every now and then I really want a different look.  So, for this chair, I mixed colors to get a pretty blue.  I mixed Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Aubusson Blue with Paris Grey.  It was such a nice color.

Blue Chair - after paint

And, I was totally doing this back in either January or February!  Thank goodness that is not the weather outside now!  After two coats of paint, I used sandpaper and distressed it to show off the wood.

Blue Chair - distressing

Then, I cleaned it up and gave it a coat of clear wax.  When I started, I had no idea what fabric I was going to put on the seat when I reupholstered it, I just went with the blue paint and decided I would figure it out later.  Well, as my luck would have it, I had the perfect match in my supplies.

Blue Chair - seat reupholstery

I had gotten this fabric at last year’s Haven Conference from Online Fabric Store.  It couldn’t have been a more perfect match. I did not take step by step reupholstering pictures, as I’ve shared many before:  here, here and here.   This type of chair is really easy to reupholster.  I added new batting, stapled it on the seat bottom, and then added the fabric and stapled it.  Then, I just screwed it back on and it was done.

Blue Chair  - after

I love how this chair turned out.  And, when I posted it on Instagram, way back then, everyone loved it too.

Blue Chair - after detail

I snapped these pictures quickly as I was taking this chair to the shop to sell, and it sold quickly!  So, I think for $1.50 and some paint and free fabric, it was a pretty successful makeover.  Have you had any nice makeovers lately to share?

 

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