This was a great piece to work on. Good wood, sturdy, a nice shape to the chair, and something I knew exactly what I wanted it to look like when it was done.
This chair had some issues when I bought it. Not really beautiful or special at all, kind of looked like a restaurant chair. Plus, the cushion was flat as a rock to sit on, so I knew it was going to need a little extra work.
I though this would be an easy one day project (yeah right!) Just turning the chair over I knew it would take me a little longer.
The screws were completely stripped, so that took a good day to work out. I though I would cry when I finally got the last one out.
Then I began my least favorite thing, pulling staples! In my opinion, the term should be as hard as pulling staples bot teeth. But I do love my staple puller! (And convenient truvia box staple holder!) The c only part I like about pulling staples is that I can watch TV during the tedious work.
And boy did I have good TV to watch with this chair!
And once I had finished all of my fun with staples I removed the fabric and discovered the reason why the cushion was so hard and flat. The cushion was crumbling! It had definitely seen better days. I used a knife the scrape the cushion off (that was a new one), and then got to work on rebuilding.
I cut out a nice new piece of foam for the seat that is so much more comfortable than before. I dug into my ever growing pile of fabric and decided on a yellow fabric with a cream design. And then painting started.
I started getting the cream color on and was in love instantly! I also used a polycrylic instead of waxing, which I really liked. I might use it more often in the future.
Isn't it lovely! I can picture it as someone's office chair or side chair in a dinning room. It's more comfortable, looks amazingly better, and would make the perfect addition to any room!
----Beth
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