June 20, 2012

my vintage chairs are done!

I' m so excited my husband worked on our old vintage chairs while I was up in New York isn't that sweet? If you missed my last post jump over now and see the before pictures hereThey have really been a labor of love. Actually we want to put a clear sealer on the yellow accents just in case but that's a quick spray. I'm afraid the camera isn't doing justice to the color the red really is fire-engine red, the marigold yellow is showing pretty true to the actual color.


What do you think of the table? I actually stenciled that pattern off the pair of chairs that are the same and then transferred it to the table so that it would match. The table isn't really the old fashioned metal like the chairs it's just aluminum and has a lot of imperfections so I thought it would hide a multitude of sins.


The seat on the right is a rocker. I'd love to trim those round areas but cutting out templates just seemed like a lot of work! There's a chair too so the work would be double! What do you think?


This is what they all look like together. There was a lot of sanding and priming and many many coats of paint involved in this project but I love love love these chairs. I can't believe they only cost $110.00. When we came in from taking these pictures before Bill said he's ready to look for a glider, I can't believe it!! 

24 comments:

  1. These are so charming! Love them. You did a great job w/ the stenciling. :-)

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  2. These are awesome! I so want to find some old chairs and do the same thing now...

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    1. My first country auction find and I was so darn excited when I found them!
      You know I'm hooked on auctions now...
      My husband gets the credit for the the color choice.

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  3. What's your address? I'm coming during the night to steal them particularly the bouncy chair. We fight over those here!

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    1. Thanks Pamela we were kinda going for the vintage-retro look with those bold color choices.

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  5. oh my gosh!! they are fabulous!!!!!!

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  6. WOW!!!!!!!!

    Great job.....I can only imagine all the work that went into that project.

    You guys are really crafty. The color choice is fabulous.

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    1. Thanks Kathleen I have to be honest although I did a lot of work Bill did more. And I'll love you forever for calling me crafty...something I've always wanted to be and never quite felt I was!!

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  7. Jen, you're ahead of me, but I wanted to officially tell you that I've given you an award!

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    1. I'd like to thank you again Mare. I'll work on doing a formal post in a few days and then pass it on to a few of my peeps! Much appreciated!

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  8. I can't believe that I missed this. They're beautiful!
    Great Job!
    m.

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  9. These are great, how long do you think it took from beginning to end? I painted a rocking chair once and it was a disaster! :) Danica Martin

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  10. Hi Danica,

    We got them at an auction in April and worked on them whenever the mood struck- no schedule, hubs is retired and no kids at home for me anymore so.....

    It was really hard not to rush ahead but letting everything dry for at least 4 or 5 days in between applying the next coat really made a difference in the quality of the way they turned out.

    But I would say between sanding, priming, painting all coats,taping,touching up and spraying the accent color "each chair" took a total of about 4-5 hours over the course of 2 months.

    I know crazy right?

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  11. I LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!! They are so awesome!!! You should seriously enter these as a DIY project somewhere! Anyway, congrats on your "new" furniture!

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  12. What a great looking set. I love the funky colors (trying to imagine them in red).

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  13. WOW! Jen these are BEAUTIFUL! What a great job! Well worth the effort!

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  14. SO cheerful and I can see pina coladas all over them...please and thank you!
    Ron here!

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  15. The work you've both put into them is a real credit to you. They way too nice to use now :)

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  16. They are gorgeous! What a great job!! :)

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  17. Ah, memories. I did love our chair like this as a child. Yours look rather lovely.

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