Tuesday, November 25, 2014

The old chair flip!

The chair flip - I found sold old wooden chair at a local thrift store. I was in the neighborhood and decided to check it out on a whim. What a find and for only $5. And best of all it fit in my trunk. The chair is heavy and sold but was loose in a few places. After doing some online research, I pulled apart and re-glued it. I had some longer clamps that worked on the back and used some tie-downs I had on hand to hold the base together. The rest when rather smoothly. I painted with two coats of Annie Sloan's Duck Egg Blue Chalk Paint, did some light sanding to smooth out the paint and give it the distressed look, and then applied wax. I applied a couple of coats of the clear wax and used an old, small brush and steel wool to apply the dark wax, another technique I learned online. I like how it turned out. Anyone want a chair? It's for sale (much to Kristy's dismay).

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