Friday, June 10, 2011

Antique Armchair

My husband inherited a 100+ year old arm chair that was in need of some love.

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The chair was his grandfather's and had been re-stained and re-covered years ago, but had been in storage and was starting to look a little (a lot) sad.

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I sanded and sanded some more.

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Then I spray painted it with four entire cans of Rustoleum in Gloss Ivory.
That old wood just soaked in the paint.

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After the paint was completely dry, I sanded and sanded some more again to really accent the detail work on the wood. 

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Then I added some fresh padding to the seat and recovered it with a staple gun and my husband's help-- he pulled the fabric tight while I stapled it in place. 

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The last step was to hot glue the new trim around the edges.

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I like it. 
erin

Shared with: Tatertos and Jello, Be Different Act Normal, The Creative Crate, Today's Creative Blog, Sugar Bee Crafts

18 comments:

  1. I like it too! Huge improvement!

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  2. it is beautiful, I love it!
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  3. That is gorgeous!!! Hard to believe it's the same chair!

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  4. That looks so great!! I want one! :)

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  5. This is beautiful! You did a wonderful job!

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  6. I LOVE it! What a cool chair and so fun that you were able to refresh a family heirloom!

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  7. I love this makeover! Your blog is darling!

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  8. Great transformation. Visiting from T&J

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  9. Love it! And the fabric too! Where did you find that fabric! Great job!

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  10. I love that chair!! Great job!!

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  11. Gorgeous!! What a great job you did! It looks like the kids like it too!

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  12. Absolutely gorgeous...I adore the animal print against the old-world wood...just beautiful.

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  13. Fantastic! I would LOVE something like this in my living room!

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  14. wow - you invigorated that chair with an entirely new life, so impressive!! it turned out fantastic!!

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  15. Oh, it is fabulous!!! Especially with those cute little boys of yours!

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