I think one of my favorite things to do is to
Refinish Furniture.
Remember these chairs that I found way back when? (Last fall to be exact!)
You can see them along with other loot that I grabbed that day in my post Today’s Loot from the Curb.
The chairs were in pretty sad shape but I HAD to have them! I really didn’t have anywhere to put them at the time but we were tossing up ideas about MyLove’s job offer and possible move so I held on to them. I tucked them away in our back yard, covered them with tarp and babied them until I had an idea what I could do with them.
Well as you know we did move and I stuck them on our new back porch. MyLove and I had enjoyed them so far as we sat out there every night since we moved in but … s t i l l s h a b b y!
We were having my daughter’s Graduation party and a family’s Fourth of July party so I got a wild hair and decided on a self imposed deadline to refinish these chairs before we had guests (along with unpacking our entire house). Crazy huh? Well I worked on them fast and furious and took many shortcuts along the way.
I lightly sanded them by hand. Not my norm for refinishing furniture but I was in a hurry and knew they would turn out great either way.
I painted on my “go to” favorite Minwax Dark Walnut stain with a cheap paint brush.
This was a really soft wood so it sucked up the stain quick and the result was quite a bit darker than the projects I had used it on before:
I even had a helper that begged and begged to paint so I let her paint it on the ottoman. (The second ottoman didn’t survive the move)
I then rubbed the stain off with some heavy duty paper towels like I used in my
I recommend wearing gloves in this step because trust me, it’s messy!
Remember Karate Kid? “Wipe on, Wipe off”
I let it dry overnight and then put on one coat of Minwax Polyurethane.
I apologize for so many pictures so I will cut to the chase…here they are!
I love the way they turned out.
Here is a little reminder of how much they have transformed.
From S H A B B Y
To F A B U L O U S !
Wow! Just in time…MyLove is home, now I think I’ll go grab that glass of wine!
Wasn’t that easy? If you want to remember it just Pin the following image for a quick reminder to tackle it as well!
WOW – they look brand new! Great project!
Cheryl @ The Creative Me and My McG
Lovely! I just love outdoor seating. So fun!
Tami!! They look great.
xoxo
Denyse
glitterglueandpaint@gmail.com
Wow! You definitely saw the beauty in those chairs. They look absolutely lovely! I really like the dark stain, very sharp.
They look amazing!! Great transformation. Your patio looks awesome {I'm jealous over here}.
P.S. Between your move and my brief blogging break, I'm glad to finally reconnect with you, friend!
wow what a difference, they sit perfect on your porch. love it !!!!
Paula
They came out great!
They look fab Tami!
I'm in the middle of painting my Grandfather's chairs black. They look so awesome. I'm so happy I went forth with it because I was scared. My Mom still doesn't know ;/ These chairs are amazing!!! I can't believe what people throw out!
Great project. Just one suggestion: Brush or spray on a coat of Minwax Helmsman Spar Urehtane for better protection from the sun and rain than standard interior Fast-Drying Polyurethane. Again, great job. – Bruce Johnson, Minwax Spokesperson at MinwaxBlog.com
Amazing trasformation, they look awesome. lovely job.Luxury Beds and Mattresses
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They turned out pretty well. I'm still trying to decide if I should get some teak chairs or the kind that come with cushions…
-Jackie
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It looks like a brand new. Great idea, good job.
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