Monday, February 10, 2014

Refurbished Mid Century Modern Chairs

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 Hi! I hope that you had a great weekend! We finished our Mid Century Modern chairs. Yay! So today Im sharing photos and a few tips and tricks on how we refurbished them.


We started with two solid wood chairs from a local consignment shop. The wood was in pretty good condition, so we decided to refinish the wood verse paint it. 

The finish was worn, so I decided to completely sand it down and re-stain. Im glad that I did because it revealed pretty wood grain underneath. The stain seemed to be semi-opaque because some of the grain showed through and some didnt. 

We started with the orbital sander - 80 grit sand paper to quickly remove the finish (being careful on the round legs not to flatten them). Then to get into the crevices, we wrapped a putty knife (I used) and a wood shim (David used) with sandpaper. The thin, firm but slightly flexible tip allowed us to quickly remove the finish in the hard to reach spots. We then finished sanding with 220 grit sandpaper to give the wood a smooth finish. (ps, dont worry Annabelle wasnt actually this close when I was sanding, she just came to visit :)

Finally, we stained the chairs with Minwax Classic Gray. I wanted something fairly neutral so that the color wouldnt change drastically, and this was perfect!  

We upholstered the cushion with Caitlin Wilson Textiles, Mint Tall Chevron. I LOVE the bright subtle chevron pattern! Isnt her fabric the best!?


 The foam was in decent condition, but we wanted it thicker, so we decided to to put in underneath a layer of new foam (which was cut a little larger so that there wouldnt be any lines). We then topped it with batting and fabric.


Pulling tight, we put a few staples in all four sides and then worked towards the corners. We like to look at the sides every time we pull, to make sure that it looks even and then staple. For the corners we cut off the extra batting and then staple the side under and then tuck the fabric in and fold the front over. 

We reattached the seat to the base and then we were finished! 


I decided to take a few photos in the garage using the feature wall that we stenciled back in March for Creating with the Stars. I wanted to take advantage of it before we have to paint it over in a few weeks when we move out ... Ill have photos in the office for the room tour (coming soon! :)


I love the wood grain! So glad that I decided not to paint! 


Love the brightness that the fabric brings! 



 Ive been painting everything recently, so it felt great to stain something instead! Sanding it completely takes a little longer, but the stain goes on so quickly so it definitely balances out.


This is our last (planned) furniture redo before we move at the end of summer, so Ill be sharing full room reveals soon. I still have some projects that I want to add to finish the spaces, so look out for those soon!



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