I found these great ladder back chairs at the Flea Market and knew they had to come home with me.
The chairs are very sturdy and in fairly good shape except I didn't like the wood or the fact that the rush seats were looking dingy. I knew paint would take care of the dark wood issue, but what to do about the rush seats was my dilemma. I decided to try using dark wax on them.
Before:
I just used my brush and waxed the seats and they look new--another great use for dark wax!
I painted the wood in a custom soft blue/aqua and sealed them with dark wax. Painting chairs is NOT my favorite thing, but I love how they turned out.
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| Rush seats looking new! |
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| Usually I like to wet distress and not use rough sandpaper that leaves scratches, but by the time I got to distressing the chairs I was over them so I went with what was easy and fast! |
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Success! Dark wax on the seats was genius. They look beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Tina-I am a genius-ha ha -lucky my idea worked out is more like it!
DeleteThese look great! I have some in my attic and they could use a new lease of life.
ReplyDeleteThank you-I like how they turned out-I think a trip to your attic might be in order!
DeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary-loving them too!
DeleteWhat beautiful chairs. You did an amazing job! I love the colour and the backs on them. I agree, chairs are super fiddly to paint and not my favourite thing either, but when you finish, they can look amazing. Well done! x J
ReplyDeleteThank you Julie-yup-hate painting chairs but so worth it!
Deletewonderful idea to just dark wax them. who knew?
ReplyDeleteThank you-the wax worked great and was soooooo easy!
DeleteYour chairs are perfect now!! Your finishing is great. I love this idea.
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Thank you Laura-the chairs look solo much better now I agree!
DeleteThe chairs look great. I think we can all agree that chairs are the "least best thing" to paint!
ReplyDeleteMary @ Orphans With Makeup
Thank you Mary-agreed: chairs are the worst to paint!
DeleteI'll agree with everyone else, chairs are putzy. But these turned out great and I love, love, love the color!
ReplyDeleteThank you-ARGHHH to chairs!
DeleteThese chairs look great, but will you be able to sit on them without getting wax on your clothes? I can visualize my little 89 year old mom in her white summer pants with light brown rush impressions on her bum. Linda@Wetcreek Blog
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda-the wax seals and hardens just like on a pecs of furniture so no mark on the bum!
DeleteOh. So. Pretty! Thanks for the tip on how to make old rush seating look nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you-they now look so nice!
DeleteVery nice, love the color.
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Thank you Cindy-I like the color too!
DeleteYour chairs are so beautiful. Love the color and the rush seats look great.
ReplyDeleteBev
Thank you Bev-I love how the seats turned out and the best part was that it was so easy!
DeleteBeautiful job, such pretty color!
ReplyDeleteKaree
Thank you-I like the color too!
DeleteLove how great the seats turned out! Question - did you clean the seats first? How? Wash with water or soapy water? Thanks!
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