Any suggestions for painting these two chairs?
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I will be repurposing them to sell.
14 answers
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Great rocker..might want to add a cushion to the bottom but that is a great look, and is back in style :) could do the spindles a different color. (wear a mask and gloves if mixing plaster of paris)
Shabby Paints
on Jul 07, 2013
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Larissa great idea! Here they seem to use a color that is contrast to the house color so the chair stands out sitting in the front yard. A lot of big floral prints on the cushions.
Irish53
on Jul 07, 2013
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Larissa, I sanded down the high chair because the paint job was terrible! I was thinking the same color for the rocker! Maybe the same color as ASCP - Duck Egg Blue (homemade of course)! Shabby Paints and Irish 35, I was thinking a nice big cushion too! Great ideas! Thanks for the input!
Debbie Klein Muehr DePaul
on Jul 07, 2013
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Everytime my old butt sees a chair..I automatically think cushion..won't be long and I'll be that old lady carrying her own around lol :)
Shabby Paints
on Jul 08, 2013
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If old chairs we brought from Ohio have a little mold on them, how do I prepare them to be painted or repurposed? Thanks
Judy C
on Jul 08, 2013
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I use watered down vinegar to kill the mold...let it dry all the way through..like Larissa said, sunshine is best. After that use a paint that is mold and bacteria resistant.
Shabby Paints
on Jul 08, 2013
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Love these chairs! So many options....
Patricia Presto/On The Surface
on Jul 09, 2013
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I did one in gloss black and painted the spindles different colors, green, gold, and rusty red....it only has one arm and sits in my bedroom Love it ~ Have fun with yours
Kathleen Hibben
on Jul 09, 2013
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start with a 80 grit wood sandpaper,folowed by a 200 -400 grit,10- 20 $ woulb be lots,that will give you a real smooth 2 tha touch feel if thats what you want,wipe with a wax and grease remover b - 4 -puting on a colored primer which should match your color of paint,1 litre should be more than enough for both your chairs and you will have exrtra 4 touch up if needed ,wood filler product is available for 5$ and dries quickley can get at any paint or hardware store,i would use a black cherry color and urethane or clear coat final step.would stand for 10 20 years if not in weather.
Blaze heart
on Jul 10, 2013
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The first chair pictured looks like a childs high chair. I would paint it with a durable, washable paint and add a reproduced vintage nursery decal on the headrest area of the chair. Perfect for the younger Grandchildren to sit at Grandmas dinner table.
Marlene Olson
on Jul 11, 2013
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Your rocker is from the Arts and Crafts era. a great find. Period.
Sally Roesner Fuhr
on Aug 09, 2014
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@Marlene Olson Like your idea. Then keep it and put a vintage doll in it.
Colimbia1
on Aug 09, 2014
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sand them down and stain them. there are so many different colors of stains
Karen
on Oct 01, 2014
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Or use light gray on both, with flowers or strips for pillow might put pillow on both Char B YELM WA
Charlotte Belange
on Jan 21, 2015
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