Spring Green Cottage Chairs
March 25, 2010
Last week, I picked up a pair of dusty chairs at a thrift store. I loved the classic cottage shape and the cheap price, but the finish was so grungy. I brought them home and sanded them down to the raw wood, removing all the dirt and grime. Then I gave them a fresh coat of spring green paint !
Here they are Before . . .
. . . and After
All it took was half an hour of sanding and and an hour of painting to give them a fresh new look with some paint and a little distressing !
The chairs were covered in grime when I found them. Ewww.
Nothing that can’t be solved with some coarse sandpaper . . .
A fresh coat of paint from my stash – this is Dutch Boy #582-03
A little distressing along the edges with more sandpaper . . .
And that’s it ! I plan to give them a coat of Polycrylic this weekend.
I love the casual cottage look and the distressed edges !
I simply never get tired of spring green and white.
Isn’t the power of paint magically delicious ?
Welcome Spring !
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Tags: cottage chairs, distressed paint, spring green, thrift store find
Spring hasn’t sprung at our house:( Got a little snow last night.
I really need spring to come. Love your chairs.
Katie,
What is polycrylic? And Have you ever thought about restaining kitchen cabinets? We’re buying a house, and they have perfectly new, golden oak cabinets, which are nice, but they just don’t fit our decor (darker woods)… Have you ever restained something like that? Bathroom cabinets or the like?
Thanks so much!
Michelle
Oh, I love them- they’re gorgeous! Green and white are my favorite decorating colors. Makes me want to go paint something green.
You don’t need primer? They turned out great. Love the color.
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They look great!!! Makes me think about a couple of chairs that used to belong to my Grandma. I think my mom still has them. Maybe I should see if she still has them… You’ve given me an idea.
You are seriously my furniture makeover HERO. For years I have been dying to get into making over some pieces in my home and rescuing a few pieces I have put aside in my garage (that have major potential). You have inspired me to give it a go. Thanks so much for the consistent fabulous posting!!
These church were made to sit on that patio – they look smashing there. What a great job!
…chairs, of course, sorry for the typo
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I’m curious if these will weather the elements with just the paint? Did you put anything special on them to protect them for the outdoor environment. I just moved into a new home with a beautiful front porch and I would love to duplicate this!! You deffinitely have a knack!
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I am overjoyed at finding this Blog and I’ve already shared it with a lot of people. I could almost say word for word what Lynds said above. Seems you’ve inspired a lot of people!! I do have two questions: When to stain and when to paint? and How do you recognize real wood vs. veneers? I am curious about what I should NEVER paint and someone screams “oh gosh, I can’t believe you painted that!” and how you know when you should. Would love an answer from anyone! Thank you!!!!!!!!! Debbie
BTW – LOVE these chairs! Colors are beautiful!! Going to the Thrift Store this weekend to see if I can find some too!
“GREAT” simple step-by-step….
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