Trash to Treasure – Old Blue Chair

This was the biggest challenge, I couldn’t get these nails out with a hammer, they just wouldn’t budge, so I ended up cutting them off and hammering in any parts that were left sticking up, I still wanted this chair to look old when I got done with it, so this wasn’t a big deal to me to have little imperfections. The goal for me, I wanted it to look like it belonged in Grandma’s house…. I’ll let you know why later.

After the battle of the seat springs was over I sanded it down really well, I wore a respirator while doing so, since I have no idea how old this chair was or the type of paint used, always wear your protective equipment! After she was sanded and cleaned I brought it inside to paint, it was damp out and I didn’t want to risk the paint drying and staying tacky.

I was blown away by the coverage of this paint! Such bold pigments, and this blue! Love! I received the 12 pack set of Folk Art Chalk Paints am from Home Talk and I’m obsessed with these bold colors! 1 coat was really amazing coverage!

Here is what the product looks like, its available on Amazon, I 10 out of 10 recommend trying it!

Here she is after 2 coats, the blue was a little too “royal” so I did tone it down with a black wax, which I made out of the Folk Art Creme wax and a few drops of black acrylic paint and mixed it well, this gave it just enough darkness to tone it down to the navy shade I was really hoping for!

I measured and cut the wood for the backrest cushion, this part was easy because it’s just a rectangle…

I upholstered the back of the board with no cushion, this would be on the back side of the chair, I could have probably saved some fabric and painted it, but I really like the look from the back of the chair with the pattern here. I just stapled the fabrics to the edges of the board. Then I added the cushion to the front of the board and did the same process, pulling and stapling the fabric to the edges of the board, that way when I rest the the back cushion all the staples are hidden within the chair.

I used some poster board to cut a template for the seat base, traces it onto my plywood and used my jigsaw to cut it out, this is the part that was the most challenging for me. If anyone has an easier method, please, help a girl out! Haha!

It’s not perfect! But once the cushion and fabric is added I think it will be fine!

To attach the seat back, I predrilked through the side of the chair into the plywood backing of the back rest, I then sunk the screw into the wood so I can cover it with wood filler and a little touch up paint and it will look like it’s always been there!

Upholstering the seat might have been the easiest part, cut the foam to fit, pull the fabric tight and staple to the under side of the seat and attach from the corners where it had supports already in place! She’s so pretty! I’m in love this fabric! I’m using this chair in my wedding, I’ll reveal for what after the big day, which, by the way, is exactly 6 weeks from today! Oh my goodness! Ready or not here we go! I’m so excited! Everything is coming together so well! My friends and family have been so helpful! It’s such a fun time! My posts here for the next few months may still be wedding projects because I have quite a few that could be useful to someone for a wedding or even just for gifts and decor!Let me know what you think of my “Granny Chic” rocket, and again, any tips and tricks you would like to share, I would love to hear! Follow my wedding DIY madness @redsrusticrehabs See you all soon!