Upcycled Vintage Chair

The chair apparently spent the last 50 years in the attic of an old garage. It was dry, chipped, and dirty, and there were several more to be had. My daughter picked one for me and one for her. I thought long and hard about painting it or not but the finish on the back was pretty damaged so I went with painting. 

The first thing I did was to remove the seat that was falling off and clean the chair with a furniture cleaner. I always use Krud Kutter. 

I am trying to use up my stash of paint from the basement and I was looking for a bright color for my office/classroom so I went with green chalky paint from DecoArt. 

I flipped the chair over on the table in my workshop and got to work. I painted the bottom of the chair first then flipped it back to paint the top. 

While I waited for the paint to dry I checked my fabric supply for a piece I could use to cover the seat. I had an old piece of a Pottery Barn ironing board cover that would be perfect. I always save things I like to reuse them again. I also had a piece of recycled insulation that comes with those meals you can buy online. I just knew it would be good for something one day. 

I cut the ironing board fabric to size then stapled it with a staple gun under the seat. 

The last thing I did was to give the chair a coat of wax. I usually use this creme wax by DecoArt on chalky paint. I rubbed it all over the chair with a rag, you could see the color deepening as I applied. 

I brought this old chair from old and dirty to an adorable chair t o use in my classroom office.

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