DIY Painted Adirondack Chairs
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Love & Specs
3 Materials
$100
4 Hours
Easy
I'm taking you through one of the easiest and also most rewarding DIY projects I've ever tackled, these super affordable DIY painted Adirondack chairs! Whether you're a DIY/paint pro or just a beginner looking for a big payoff, this project is so simple and tons of fun!
These particular Adirondack chairs that we purchased for $47/chair from Hayneedle required some easy assembly, so it arrived in several pieces which was perfect for this project because I could paint the pieces perfectly and easily before assembling (that's so much easier than painting after assembly). I lightly sanded a few areas of the pieces that were slightly rough with an all-purpose sanding block, but that's all the sanding that was really needed on these.
Using a satin finish exterior paint in the color of your choosing, paint one side of each piece thoroughly, following the direction of the grain of the wood with your brushstrokes. Allow each piece to dry.
Flip each chair piece over and paint the other side of each piece. Allow each piece to dry thoroughly.
The particular paint from Behr that we used allows for even, one-coat coverage. Which is awesome! But if you feel you need to have more coverage in certain spots, simply repeat steps two and three when applying a second coat.
This paint dries completely relatively quickly. After about two hours the paint was completely dry on all chair pieces and we were ready to assemble. Assemble your chair per your manufacturer's instructions. These particular chairs were assembled in four simple steps, outlined on a sheet of paper that was included with the chair packaging. To speed the process up a bit, we used a power drill instead of the recommended screwdriver because... power tools, people.
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