Monday, September 24, 2012

A Before and After

So I have a little before and after to share. I bought this chair last week at my local Goodwill for $12.99. Good solid chair but just a bit time worn, dirty and dated. After reading all this spring and summer about Annie Sloan chalk paint and seeing what a friend of mine has done with it I wanted to try it too. So off to my work room to try it out. 


And here is the after. I used Annie Sloan Old White with clear and dark wax. You can't see it totally in my cell phone picture here but the dark wax really highlights the wood turned arms and legs. I love how it came out!


I actually did the upholstery myself and here's one thing I learned; paying an upholsterer is worth every cent. Mine looks fine but don't look too close. I did like the AS chalk paint and will definitely use it again. I have never used wax before and I really liked that process especially the dark wax which really brought an old world look to the chair. 

I have always love to paint. there's just something relaxing about the whole process for me. So I am sure I'll be on the lookout for some other pieces I can also paint. I have a few here right now I would like to work on so stay tuned. If you have used Annie Sloan paint let me know. I'd love to see your projects.   

16 comments:

  1. Looks fantastic! I have the exact same chair and I have ASCP Provence that I am going to use to paint it. I am also planning on doing my own upholstery. I found a really pretty woven piece of fabric (almost like a matelasse) that I am going to use to do that. I will be enlisting the aid of my sister...whether she wants to help me or not! I just finished my third piece with ASCP last week. I painted the island in my kitchen. Love that paint and the dark wax!

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  2. Looks great! How come thrift stores never have good stuff when I'm there? Maybe I don't see the beauty in the beasts.

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  3. Love your work with this chair! Do you think the chalk paint and wax would work for bathroom cupboards? I used a pickling stain but it didn't leave enough white...I was going for weathered...didn't get it.

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  4. Your chair looks gorgeous. I love the upholstery fabric and the white paint finish is wonderful. What a great way to repurpose an old chair.

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  5. That looks lovely - it's just my style, so I'm quite jealous!

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  6. OH WOW!!! I love this chair...and the fabric is perfect!! Good for YOU!
    P

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  7. This is funny.... I also have the same chair. I have another matching chair that is a rocker. I brought them home from my moms a couple of months ago and hadn't had time to look for fabrics yet. Yours looks great. Deana

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  8. Great find, your chair looks like new. Love the red and white and I love using chalk paint as well.

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  9. I love the new life you gave that chair. What an inspiration!

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  10. WOW! That chair looks amazing, good job. Love the paint, the fabric, the everything.

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  11. You did an amazing job. Kudos! I had an easier chair to do, and my husband wanted to pay for the upholsterer to do it...well, it is His Grandfather's chair, so yeah....but it is expensive! I will be posting that when he is done....keep an eye out....
    Thanks for sharing.
    Nancy
    http://wildoakdesigns.blogspot.com

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  12. wow that chair went from just okay to absolutely gorgeous!!

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  13. What a wonderful transformation. It reminds me of the chair my niece and her husband refinished recently. They sell CeCe Caldwell's chalk and clay paints at their shop, Rosy Revival, and the results are pretty amazing on all of the pieces they've done so far. I haven't used chalk paint yet ... have some things in mind but not the energy to match it.

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  14. P.S. You can find Rosy Revival's blog site on my side-bar, if interested.

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  15. I'm noticing our lovely china cabinet with the beautiful tiger's eye graining and hope that's not a contender for the ASCP! You are right that upholstery is way harder that it looks. but it gets a bit easier with practice. CTD

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