Good Bones

This blog is more about furniture these days than jewelry! LOL.
First, all the talk about the Printer's Cabinet. It took all year, but I think I'm done talking about that. It's happily ever after in my bead room.

Now, I've refurbished some dining room chairs!

I'll start by saying that I have never liked my current chairs. They came with the table (at an estate auction), but don't really match. I wouldn't care about them not matching but the worst thing about them is they are ladder-back chairs. I like the look of them all right, but they are so uncomfortable. So, for the past 18 years (how long we've been in our house), I've been on the look-out for chairs. I didn't have anything specific in mind, but I'd know it when I see them. I go to local thrift stores fairly regularly, and one day spotted these.
The wood was all but bare, the fabric seats atrocious, but good bones! They're circa 1950's I believe.
Here's the "BEFORE" pictures:


In the basement, rag bin in background! lol

The wood looks downright thirsty!

I removed the dirty 70's gold fabric to find dirtier 50's fabric underneath!
I found fabric that I liked at Joann's in the clearance section. Just lucky!
I stained the wood "Antique Walnut"and applied 2 coats of polyurethane. Went over the wood very lightly with #0000 steel wool, to make them nice and smooth.
I added foam to the seats, to make them more comfy.
Then, re-covered the seats with my pretty new fabric!
Et Voila!

They aren't perfect, but they turned out pretty well. My photos don't show the fabric. It's tan and grey threads that are woven in a faint stripe.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

I promise I'll post about jewelry from here on out!