Junk Chairs to Sculptural Stairwell Display Shelving
by
Taylor @ TayRose Design
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Cast away assorted chairs were stripped, sanded and adorned with found "junk" to make sculptural display shelving for model home stairwell.
Wanted something fun and different to use to display items on large stairwell wall, so dove down into my cast off stash and found lots of discarded chairs. I found 3 different styles and started to strip and sand off the old paint and cut off the front legs and part of the seat so there was enough seat area for shelf.
I then sanded the seat edges smooth with a palm sander, rounding the front edges to soften the edges. I knew the chairs were not textured enough, needed some accessories to liven it up...and that means, JUNK, got to love that junk! Scrounged through bins of what I had been saving, and grabbed whatever could be screwed, nailed or glued onto the chair for a sculptural look.
Painted them all with several coats of white spray paint first, then painted a couple of coats with the same color as the trim and the stair rails so they would tie in. (I had to remember to paint underneath as well, for that side would be seen as well.) I attached d-ring picture hangers on the back and they hung like a charm. Spacing could be kind of tricky...you will need a couple of hands to help hang especially in a stairwell!
Finished look in stairwell entry of the Parade Home...so glad the new owner purchased and kept them as they were...
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Published January 13th, 2015 4:08 PM
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