Reveal

buy chairs



Before picture



put into our small car



stare at them for 1 day

find a good deal on fabric

buy way too much fabric- just in case (pillows right?)

stare at the chairs for another week

decide that I really like their shape and they are worth my time

fabric arrives in mail- it matches the sofa perfectly



awesome deal on fabric



tear apart the chairs

be careful not to gouge chairs in anyway.

take pictures of process so that I can put them together again

stare at the chairs for another day

consider what to do about wicker

buy all stain, sandpaper, supplies

decide at store to spray paint the wicker

stare at chairs for another day

sand chairs

spray paint wicker after covering the rest of the chair with newspaper

stain chairs

dry chairs for 2 days in the bathroom

remove chairs from bathroom

stare at them for another four days

taking them apart



sand with fine steel wool

stare at them for another two days

stain them again

put them back in bathroom



consider the buttons again--- trickiest part

decided to glue new fabric over the old

the glue doesn't hold well

get a needle sew fabric to the button

add new padding on top of old



almost apart



glue it together



put on fabric

get really nervous to cut fabric

tell Peter 3 times I'm nervous



staple fabric to underside of chair seat

cut fabric

continue stapling



prepping to paint wicker



finish two seats

get excited because it looks awesome

look at chair backs

get nervous again

make cardboard back for chair (one had it one didn't)

glue all the parts together

lay out seat backs

cut fabric

use fabric buttons to hold them together

wait for chairs to dry

staple on back fabric

staple on seat back



 

painted wicker, before stain



screw seat to chair



This changes the color of stain with just a light sanding

 no stripping needed.


cover staples with gimp (fancy trim)

sit down and have a cup of tea in my new chairs.







after first coat of stain, wicker matches!







lovely!