Lately I have been on a quest for a new kitchen table and chairs. I wanted to get something old and revamp it. I saw this chair at our local thrift store for $10 and luckily it already came with a cushion. Score!
Remaking it was was suprisingly easy. I cleaned the chair with water and paper towels. To make the paint stick to the glossy finish of the chair I used liquid sandpaper. After waiting about 30 minutes for the liquid sandpaper to set, I painted it aqua with a quart of house paint I got at Home Depot in the oops paint section. I saw the aqua color and knew I would need it for something one day. My next step was antiquing the chair with Howard's Premium Paste wax in Walnut that can be purchased at Ace Hardware. You just brush it on and wipe off the excess till you are satisfied with amount of antiquing. Finally I spayed it with Rust-oleum Crystal Clear Enamel to give it a glossy look.
To remake the cushion, I took the fabric off of the original cushion and re-used the foam insert. I aligned my chevron pattern and used a staple gun to secure it to the wooden base. I sprayed the cushion with Scotch Guard to *hopefully* prevent it from getting dirty from little fingers. This particular chair had screws that went up from the bottom of the chair, into the cushion base to keep it attached. I am thrilled with how it turned out and plan to make a matching chair to this one and another set of a completely different shape.
