Can you help me bring these chairs to life??
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Liz
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I have these great wooden chairs that are OLD!! The seat is a black leather finish. Can you help me out with revamping them??
12 answers
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If you want to keep the wood look, just give them a clean and a light (very light) sand and apply a Danish oil to them which will contain Tung oil. You can buy this in the hardware store or in some furniture or antique stores. You wipe it on with a soft cloth and then wipe it off. It brings the wood finish back to life and covers any scratches or marks or faded patches. You would need to apply a few coats. I think that would be more in keeping with the Danish style furniture of these chairs rather than painting them. The seat should be easily unscrewed and you could just recover the seat with a new fabric and staple it to the underside of the seat. Use a dust cloth fabric to cover the raw edges of the fabric underneath and tidy it all up. This can also be stapled as you won't see it from the top of the seat.
Carole
on Jun 12, 2014
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I would just clean and oil them. Then recover the seats to suit your style (easy). The mid-century style is unlimited in what you can do. Pick out some wild fabrics and cover each one in a different style and make a place mat to match the chair! Cover them in totally different styles and use them in different rooms. A small chair in any bedroom is great as is one near a table in a foyer!
Jeanette S
on Jun 12, 2014
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I LOVE this chair! It's a mid-century style chair. If you like the bones you could refinish the wood or even paint it and recover the seats. Should be a pretty easy makeover :-)
Leigh Anne @ Houseologie
on Jun 12, 2014
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Thanks everyone! I think i do want a whole fresh look so i think i will go with painting it over - and i am going to recover the seats with a pattern fabric - here's hoping it goes smoothly!
Liz
on Jun 12, 2014
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Have you considered Annie Sloan Chalk Paint? No stripping is required and she has some great colors that you can also mix them together to get the shade you would like.
Sharon Kavanagh
on Jun 12, 2014
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Great chair. I would go with a bright color paint in a glossy finish, painting the seats as well as the frame. I've spray-painted a chair with seats like this--that was 8 years ago and it still looks good. Having the seats painted the same color as the frame is an unexpected touch that draws compliments.
KathrynElizabeth Etier
on Jun 12, 2014
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Painted black frames (semi gloss enamel after light sanding) and black and white covered seating. Timeless and elegant!
Therese C
on Jun 13, 2014
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Love the style of the wood, I would clean it off and reupholster. Of course painting the wood is an option,you could even give it a metallic look but definitely reupholster!
Carmen
on Jun 14, 2014
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I have two chairs that are almost a match for yours. I bought them many years ago and they are teak and I still have the black seats....
Carol
on Jun 14, 2014
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I have these same chairs... reupholstering the seat is easy, make the wood look fresh with just some cleaner, and you can match any decor with whatever material you choose. I've also done a pair with white-washing the wood frame and using a toile pattern material for the seat cover. Another pair I did painting the wood frame black, and used a black patterened material for the cover. I didn't bother taking the black faux leather material off the seats, just laid the new on top of it. Figured if I wanted to change it back some day it would make it easier.
Bonnie
on Jun 14, 2014
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I think its a toss up as to painting. Personally I would give the wood a good oil rub, recover the seats and call it a day. Remember once you paint, later down the road you may get bored with the color.
Colleen
on Jun 14, 2014
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I would prime it and paint it white and reupholster the seat.
Bibi Sweet67
on Jun 15, 2014
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