DIY Thrifted and Distressed Cane-Chair Makeover
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Hey friends! Thanks so much for stopping by today! I’m so excited to show you these cane chairs that were transformed from outdated and lifeless to fresh and bright!
Anyone can renovate a chair. You may not think so, but I promise — you can do it! A few years ago, I used to be interested solely in fashion and working out, but since the dawn of Pinterest and the incredible blogland that we have available to us, these little blessings have awakened my inner-diy self! 😉 Okay, now that hopefully you’ve realized you can totally do this project yourself, we’ll get started.
Now, before I begin this tutorial, I'd like to point out that I'm in no way an expert on giving furniture that "chippy" feel, and there are probably tons of better ways to do this project. But I'm just sharing with you what worked for me. ;)
After the black paint was dry, I got started on painting the chairs white. Because the grooves of the cane were very difficult to paint with a roller or brush, I grabbed a can of true white spray paint and quickly sprayed the cane without a single hitch!
Now, after the white paint is fully dry, and if you’d like to take it a step further like I did, then grab your handy sanding paper and start sanding all the edges….You know, the natural areas that wear over time. I started out with a fine grit sanding paper and then gradually increased the grit for the desired effect.
Are you inspired to find a lifeless chair and give it a makeover? If so, I’d love to hear about it and see pics! If you’d like to read about more furniture makeovers, you can see how I transformed a thrifted office chair and our our master bathroom! Xoxo
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I have the same set of chairs with the table. They are identical to yours. We are also in the process of a makeover. They are primed white right now to become gray when husband can get around to spray painting. Good to know the tip about the caning. May try to post the finished project.Glad yours turned out so well.
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It's amazing what a little bit of paint and elbow grease can do. They are totally great lookin' chairs!!!
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How would you deal with damaged cane? I have 8 chairs but most of them have holes or tears in the cane backing.
I am in the process now of painting my entire dining set. Priming over brown everything to become a white shade. I am concerned about the chairs, as I have been told to use proper paint so the cane doesnt flake off. You only mentioned "paint" at lowes. What type did you use? Im hoping that some paint besides spray paint can be used, as with 6 chairs, this could take alot of spray paint to finish.
How has the painted cane held up? I am dying to do this to my chairs but am terrified I will ruin them and the paint will chip off