Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Pair of Cane Chairs with European Grain Sack Fabric




After doing some errands today I stopped by one of the local Goodwill stores and found a pair of great chairs.  Well--they did not look pretty, but I really liked the shape and the bones so they had to come home with me. 
Before:

Lovely yellow seats!


I have a few antique European grain sacks and wanted to use the fabric on the chairs.  I painted the chairs with my home-made chalk paint (Milky Way by Benjamin Moore) and then distressed them.  To make the chairs more of a creamy color and add some dimension I painted them with my hemp oil/dark wax mix.  They came out the color I was picturing in my head.  I cut up a grain sack and stapled away. 











I love the Red!





My heavy metal rooster that I have had for many years







I might have to keep these and get rid of a pair of my current dinning chairs!


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30 comments:

  1. They are stunning!!! I love the whole thing, the grain sacks, the little stool and the rooster!! Beautiful job!

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  2. I love the grain sack fabric. It's do hard to believe that difference some paint and fabric can do! ChicByTab

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  3. The arrangement for your photo shoot complements your chairs so well. Love the distressing you did on the legs.

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  4. Just beautiful!!!! I just love the White and red... the little bluegreen table.. just perfect between them.. Great job! Blessings!

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  5. These are GORGEOUS!! The Cain backs are perfect and I love the color.

    Cynthia

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  6. Love those chairs...love everything "cane back"...and what a great name for your paint...I can see why you may want to keep them!
    Beautiful job!

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  7. Love these chairs and love the grain sack fabric on the seats!!

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  8. I LOVE these!!! I sure wish you lived next door to me because I'd keep you very busy with projects. :-)
    Mary Alice

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  9. FABULOUS!!!! Great makeover. I don't think I could bear to part with them. xo Diana

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  10. My parents had chairs like these when I was growing up, but this makeover is so much better! Awesome job! :)

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  11. Good eye! The chairs you found have detail very similar to chairs I've been seeing in retail shops. I love the finish. The colors you're displaying them with are perfect. I'm your newest follower. Looking forward to see future projects. Have a great week!

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  12. I love your updated chairs right down to the grain sack.

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  13. Oh my gosh, who would have ever thought that those old brown chairs could turn out so perfect! I love what you did to them. I'm a red lover too. :)

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  14. I winced when you said you cut up a grain sack, but it was worth it - the chairs are quite lovely. Quite a transformation from their seventies look.

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  15. They turned out beautifully! They look totally different from what you found at the thrift store!

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  16. These chairs came out great love the idea my daughter is looking for a white chairs this DIY is so much cheaper to do than buying brand new.. Will have to show her...

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  17. Fabulous makeover! So pretty. Love the pop of red!

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  18. How lovely! What an amazing transformation! Thanks for sharing at Fridays Unfolded!

    Alison
    Nancherrow

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  19. So much better! Pinning for inspiration!

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  20. These are so lovely. I found two similar chairs at Savers and they have been waiting for me to rescue them.

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  21. Love anything grain sack and your chairs looks great (so does that rooster).
    Joy

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  22. What an improvement - wow! That's my kind of transformation. Beautiful.

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  23. Red grain sack is my favorite. These are to die for! And red and aqua is my favorite color combo. I bought some grain sack a while back from décor steals. I've made pillows, but I must cover some chairs! Thanks for sharing them with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  24. Thanks for sharing this great looking makeover at my Nifty Thrifty Tuesday party...love those new seats.

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  25. Wow what a transformation! Seeing these reminded me I have some Cain chairs sitting around I may just re-do.

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  26. That is an amazing transformation. I love your big red rooster, too! Grain sack material has such character! Visiting from Silver Pennies - so nice to find your beautiful blog.

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  27. Absolutely love your makeover on these chairs! Grain sacks are so wonderful, aren't they?? Perfect!
    Thank you for sharing them at Blissful Whites Wednesday!
    Have a lovely week!
    Becky

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  28. I adore your blog and love these chairs!

    I nominated you for the Liebster Award!

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    1. Oops! I left out my blog name....you can find more info at thequeenandhercourt (dot) com!

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