How can I update my cane backed dining room chairs?
Upholstered seats on oak wood. Cane backing.
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Paint the wood and reupholster the seats. While painting the wood paint the cane backing too. Here is a site where someone did that:
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/repair/air-conditioning/personal-space-heater-26634648
Here is a more drastic makeover (from cane back to tufted and skirted):
https://www.addicted2decorating.com/dining-chair-makeover-from-cane-back-to-tufted-skirted-part-1.html
Personal Space Heater
Hi Jeannie, here is a site where you can look at some different ideas.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/358176976585249057/?lp=true
You can paint them with chalk paint and reupholster the seats. Here is an example.