Dining Room Chairs … get made over

20 Oct

Here’s yet another furniture makeover.

I bought these Chairs and the Dining Room Table for $30!!!!  off of Craigslist {of course!}.  One more item to fill our once empty dining room.

I thought they were kind of ugly, but there was certainly potential there.  So, I took off the cushion, painted the chair, recovered the cushion, and put it all back together again.  It contrasts nicely with the hutch that I did with a black base with blue as the main color.

The chairs {and the table, whenever it gets done} are painted black with a blue base.

What do you think?

There's potential for these country chairs....

First stage

Potential is there

The finished piece ... LOVE!

I love how the blue just peaks through the black.  They’re not too black with that bit of blue accent, I think.

This Amy Butler fabric is a great print for these chairs … the blue with the dark grey and white compliments the finish nicely.

Thanks for taking a look at my dining room chairs!  Just one more fun furniture redo!

Update!  These were FEATURED over at Night Owl Crafting!!!!!  Hoo Hoo!!!!!!!

I linked these chairs up to Martha’s Favorites.

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40 Responses to “Dining Room Chairs … get made over”

  1. Mandy [Mandipidy] October 25, 2010 at 8:05 pm #

    I adore this makeover! The chairs are darling now! Nice job :]

  2. taradara November 3, 2010 at 9:47 am #

    Thanks, Mandy. You’ll have to come by and see it one day!

  3. Chrissie November 8, 2010 at 6:11 pm #

    Wonderful makeover. Your chairs look fantastic!

    • taradara November 8, 2010 at 6:17 pm #

      Thank you so much!!! I appreciate it!

  4. Pam November 8, 2010 at 7:08 pm #

    Wow, those chairs sort of hurt my eyes in the before picture. The are gorgeous now!

  5. Linda@Coastal Charm November 8, 2010 at 8:57 pm #

    What a great price for these chairs and a table…the makeover looks outstanding!!! Come by and share them at my PARTY…hope to see ya there:)

    Blessings,
    Linda

    Need some Christmas cash? Hop over and enter my gift card GIVEAWAY!

  6. Cristie November 9, 2010 at 3:23 pm #

    Wow the chairs look so much better. Great job.

  7. Cassie November 9, 2010 at 6:08 pm #

    that fabric just totally makes them- gorgeous!!! they are so updated!

  8. Christine November 13, 2010 at 12:19 pm #

    Great job! Love your upholstery fabric.

    • taradara November 13, 2010 at 1:27 pm #

      thank you so much! The fabric is Amy Bulter.

  9. Brittany Reichmuth December 23, 2010 at 9:49 pm #

    again! WOW!!!….could you explain the order of events here…did you spray paint the blue then dry brush the black?….hum….tricky! But I love how it turned out! Make a tutorial!
    -Brittany
    http://lifeyasadiywifey.blogspot.com/

    • taradara December 27, 2010 at 6:38 pm #

      Hi Brittany! Thanks for your comments!
      I actually didn’t spray paint these. I randomly and messily painted on the blue … no need to be pretty and perfect. Then I went over it with black paint (not dry brushing though) and rubbed off with a damp paper towel (you can use a rag if you want). After that was all dry, I went over it with a black glaze (paint, water, and glaze) to ‘blend’ in the blue a bit so it wasn’t so overpowering in places I rubbed too much off.
      Take care,
      Tara

  10. Jami January 13, 2011 at 8:00 am #

    I {heart} the Amy Butler! They look fabulous!

  11. Sarah T January 13, 2011 at 8:54 am #

    These look fantastic! I can’t believe how well they turned out.

  12. Madigan at madiganmade January 13, 2011 at 3:14 pm #

    That fabric is perfect for the chair color! Just lovely!

    • taradara January 13, 2011 at 3:45 pm #

      Thank you so much!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

  13. Sarah January 14, 2011 at 6:48 am #

    Really well done! I recently refinished a little rocking chair for my daughter and after the fact, wished I had used two colors like you did. I like the look of one paint color peaking through the other.

    Just one question…do you use an electric sander? If so, any recommendations?

  14. ShannonSews January 14, 2011 at 1:11 pm #

    Wow – I LOVE the new chairs! They look amazing. Beautiful fabric!

  15. sweet european dreams January 15, 2011 at 10:51 pm #

    So, why didn’t you use the original fabric? ….hee hee… Beautiful transformation! I’m working on a set right now as well but the weather here isn’t cooperating – it’s too cold for the paint to dry smoothly. errghhh… Congrats on your frugal re-do! -diane

  16. Christy January 16, 2011 at 3:49 pm #

    These chairs came out great! I love the blue showing through!

  17. morganmadeit January 17, 2011 at 11:08 am #

    Your chairs look fabulous! You’ve inspired me to get started on my own set of hideous chairs (complete with orange and gold tassels). Thanks for the great post.

  18. Lisa January 18, 2011 at 6:54 am #

    Wow! They look amazing! I love your fabric choice too!

  19. gengen January 18, 2011 at 7:49 am #

    It looks great now..You’ve done a good job..Pretty! Happy 2nd time around Tuesday.

  20. Martha's Favorites! January 18, 2011 at 8:26 am #

    Hi: Great redo! Did I miss the tea cups? I will come back later to check. Have a great day! Blessings, Martha

  21. Judi January 18, 2011 at 10:23 am #

    I love how your chairs look. Great job. I didn’t realize a step would be painting the blue underneath. They go perfectly with the seat covers. Love the look.
    Judi

  22. Kelli January 18, 2011 at 10:39 am #

    Love the chairs and I love the fabric you chose!

  23. Terri January 18, 2011 at 5:32 pm #

    Oh I love what you did to your Craig’s list find! The chairs have such a great shape to them and your treatment of them makes their value soar!
    Great job!

    *wink* *wink* next week, sneak a tea cup in your photo : )
    Hugs,
    Terri

    • taradara January 18, 2011 at 8:10 pm #

      ahhh, *blushing* … sorry, Terri!

  24. Lisa @ greylustergirl January 19, 2011 at 12:15 am #

    Love the blue coming through!

  25. KathyB. January 19, 2011 at 1:28 am #

    Inspiring, VERY !

  26. Courtney January 19, 2011 at 9:36 am #

    Stopping by from the Pinching your pennies party.
    I can’t believe the price you picked that set up for and I love how they turned out! Beautiful!

  27. Jackie January 19, 2011 at 11:05 am #

    loving your fabric choice ;)

    -Jackie
    http://jaclyndesigns.blogspot.com/

  28. Holly L January 20, 2011 at 12:06 am #

    LOVE…love the color…love the fabric.

    • taradara January 20, 2011 at 12:48 am #

      Thanks, Holly! I love the fabric too … and it’s great with kids {can’t see all the messes}

  29. marni January 21, 2011 at 7:06 am #

    These chairs are darling! Great find off of Craigslist! I love the material you’ve chosen and to paint the chairs black makes such a statement! I love it!! Thanks for linking it up at Sassy Sites for our Trash to Treasure Tuesday! Have a wonderful weekend! xoxo!

    Marni

  30. Chris January 22, 2011 at 10:18 am #

    These are fabulous and beautiful…and I’m totally jealous! What a wonderful transformation.

  31. Allie January 22, 2011 at 9:07 pm #

    Wow! These look fantastic! I love the fabric choice, too.

  32. Rachael@Lovely Crafty Home January 23, 2011 at 2:20 pm #

    Great makeover!! So updated, love the black/fabric combo. Thanks so much for linking up :)

  33. Cindy Swanson January 25, 2011 at 10:06 am #

    Oh my goodness, I love this! I envy your talent!

  34. Ginger January 30, 2011 at 1:27 pm #

    Beautiful!!! Love it! I think I may have to try this with my old table and chairs to spruce them up a bit…Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!

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