I saw this chair by the dumpster and knew it had potential. I mustered over whether or not I should take on another project. Later that day I went to throw something away and saw it IN the dumpster. Can you believe someone would throw THIS away!?
Okay, I can believe it. Look how it's barely holding onto life. The style is cute, it's hardwood, and once I turned over the cushion and saw the springs I just had to do something. Springs in a chair cushion.. amazing! And yes, I dug this thing out of the dumpster with my shovel.. a little embarrassing but I was determined to save it's life.
I tightened it up real nice with some screws underneath.
I sanded off all the yucky old finish.
I gave the pliers to Jordan - let's just say he was entertained for a full 30 minutes trying to get those staples out!
I watered down some paint to give the chair a white-washed look {about a 1:5 ratio}. I just spread it on with a paper towel.
I recovered the cushion with some cute fabric and a staple gun. Cut off the excess fabric and that's it!
Who knew, right!?
Labels: furniture, restoration
