[EASY DIY] HOW TO PAINT AN OLD WOODEN HIGH CHAIR

by The Sweetest Digs

2 Materials

$40

1 Hour

Easy

Now that our son James has turned 2, we are definitely moving away from the baby phase. I have passed on a lot of our baby gear and our house definitely feels a little more like us again, and not like a baby toy store (you know, totally covered in primary coloured gear).

One of the things that we have wanted to say goodbye to for a while was our big, bright blue high chair. This thing has served us well for the last 4 years – especially given that it was a $19 clearance purchase from Target. But the bright colour and super-wide legs (such a tripping hazard!) meant that it never really “went” with our dining room.

Now that James doesn’t need a tray or straps, I snagged an old wooden high chair from a friend and decided to give it a makeover.

easy diy how to paint an old wooden high chair

HOW TO PAINT A WOODEN HIGH CHAIR

I was super lucky to have snagged a wooden high chair for free from a moms trade group on Facebook (join one of those if you haven’t already!).

It was painted a cute teal colour, but the paint was in rough shape and it definitely needed some TLC. I knew I wanted to paint it black, so that it would easily integrate with our dining room setup.

I have done my fair share of spray painting. And I have dreamed of having a setup like this…trust me, you are going to want to jump over to the full blog post to see exactly what I'm using and how it has changed my spray painting game.

Also, I've got some tips on how to get the best paint finish using a sprayer!