More Fun with a Can of Spray Paint!
A while ago, I wrote a post on Fun with a Can of Spray Paint. But there's so much more you can do with spray paint. Here's a way to give your chairs a facelift!
Let's face it! No matter how many people you have living in your house, your kitchen chairs take quite a beating. Recently, I decided that my whole kitchen needed a little updating, so in addition to repainting the walls, I gave my chairs a facelift. The black painted chairs with upholstered seats were looking a bit scuffed up, but I brought them back to life with a few easy fixes.
1. Remove the seat from the chair and take the material off the padded seats. Be sure to remove all the staples, and give the chair a good dusting.
2. Wash the chairs with liquid soap and rinse well. I decided to use Liquid Sand (in a well-ventilated area) to remove any glossy surfaces, but you can use sandpaper if you prefer.
3. In an outdoor area, spray paint the chairs in light quick strokes. (I used Krylon semi-gloss, which worked really well). Apply several coats, allowing plenty of time to dry between coats.
4. Cut new fabric about the same size as what you removed from the old seat cushions, and with a staple gun, fasten securely. Before I started I checked out a few videos on YouTube (I searched for "how to recover seat cushions"). Make sure the fabric is evenly stretched tight.
5. When the chairs are dry, reattach the seat cushions to the chair.
Voila! Easy facelift!
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Peggy, GREAT idea, as everyone needs to "spruce up" the look in some rooms every so often! THANKS for the tips.
This is such a good idea! You are right about kitchen chairs taking a beating.
Isn't it great how such a small thing (a can of spray paint) can make such an impact? We bought a house with an 1100 sq. ft. rec room here in Huntsville...Lots of room and a need for a lot of furniture...so I used black paint and spruced up some book cases. They turned out great. I also bought some black vinyl that looks like leather and covered the tops of an old coffee table and end table set...they all went together well and such a difference for not too much money.
Just wondered if you have any words of wisdom for my outdoor picnic tables that I don't know whether to sand down and re-stain or just paint. Any advice? Or knowledge on thsi?
Hi Joan - Thanks! I always find that whenever I paint a few walls, everything around it looks so much worse--hence, the chair project!
Hi Alisa - Those sound like great ideas too! And it is better to recycle furniture than just toss it.
Hi Carla - I usually stain outdoor furniture because the paint invariably peels, but I'm not an expert by any means.
Peggy lets not give my wife any ideas, my honey-do-list is already full ......... LOL
But that's the great thing, George--she can do it herself!
Peggy you obviously do not know my wife ............. LOL