Happy Tuesday! Today I have a fun chair makeover to share with you. I bought a set of 6 of these chairs a while back. 4 had caning in good shape, and 2 needed seat replacement, so I broke them up into a set of 4, and a pair. I loved their sweet vintage shape.....
I painted all of them with General Finishes Milk Paint in Linen, and I only very lightly sanded them to prep. For the set of 4 chairs, I wanted a more solid look, and I knew I wanted to keep the caning unpainted. I painted those with 3 coats each, and distressed them by hand and finished them with a clear wax. I completely forgot to take a picture of them before I took them to the shop (which, by the way if you are looking for our shop, Persephone, we are no longer in the shop, and only at the barn), but I do at least have a photo of them in the shop before they sold.
I love the contrast of the natural caning with the creamy linen color!
For the other two, I wanted a much more rustic look. I painted them each with just one coat of paint, and then very heavily distressed them, and finished them with clear wax. To create new seats, I made a pattern with posterboard, cut the seats out of plywood, and used batting and a burlap sack to cover the seat. They have a much more weathered and rustic look to them, which I love! Though the seats do not match they are from the top and bottom halves of one sack, so the colors are all the same. And in case you are wondering, I laundered the sack by soaking it in oxy clean and water for 24 hours and then let them dry in the sunshine. They just have a well loved look. ;)
And here are a few closer shots of the finish....
We are totally out of space at the barn, so most likely these will not be available until the December barn sale!
Now it is your turn to show off your latest furniture projects!
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2. Your post must be new to my parties- do not link something you have shared on this blog before.
3. You must be a follower or subscriber to party here.
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49 comments:
I love those chairs!! They are seriously cool, the burlap sack is great!
Gorgeous chairs Cassie!! I especially love the pair with the heavy distressing, perfect for those two. And the others have already sold!! Awesome!
Love those chairs! I have some cane bottom chairs I need to get to too... Great inspiration! - Susan
The chairs turned out gorgeous!!!
Thanks so much for hosting another great party!
Hugs,
Suzan
These might be one of my favorite POWW projects you've posted. I love that you took a single set of chairs and created 2 sets, with 2 very different looks. The first set is pretty, but the second with the distressed finished and grain sack seats... WOW!
I love the really rustic look of the chairs! They will sell fast!
Great vision, as usual, Cassie. I'm finishing up my cane chair this week and can't wait to share it on POWW!
Hi Cassie,
I've linked up our Grils' Bedroom makeover. If it doesn't count then do feel free to delete it!
It does show the Power of Paint - the Before/After contrast is amazing!
And the furniture is the set I had when I was a little girl! It's so lovely to see my girls using them!
Sarahxxxx
Oh my gosh--I am in love with these!!
Lisa
How cool are those?! Love them!
Those chairs are gorgeous! WOW!
What a cool makeover for those chairs! I especially love the ones with the burlap seat.
Wow, you've done it again! Love those chairs. The grain sack seat is perfect.
I love the shape of those chairs!
Love, love, love the chairs!
Thanks for hosting! Have a great day!!
The chair set is beautiful and those other chairs so rustic and original. good work Cassafrass.
Those chairs are so pretty! Great choice to distress. You can do no wrong and are so talented with a paintbrush!
Love that there is always a fun surprise waiting over here ~ we never know what you'll be in the mood for! Fabulous updates!
The burlap seats make the perfect accent chair. So cute! Great work as usual, girl.
Oh my, I love those burlap covered chairs and heavy distressing! Wish they were in my home:)
LOVE the chairs! So cute!
Thank you for hosting, as always. I'm so glad I finally have something to share again!
love those chairs! and it is great to get to see a little bit of your space at the barn, looks amazing - wish i was closer so i could get a better look! oh and i may be way late in commenting on this, but i am so glad that you kept the side board and moved it into your dining room - it is so beautiful! somethings just have to stay home...
keya
Cassie you did such a great job with those seat covers! How fun and unique!!
The chairs are awesome. I love the burlap. I covered a stool in a burlap pea sac....but I didn't wash it. Was I supposed to?
I just linked up my sewing kit makeover. I debated if it was furniture enough to link, but since it was disassembled, painted and reassembled, it felt like a good old fashioned furniture project. Please remove it you don't think it fits.
I so love these chairs. All four of them! I want those with the burlap seats for my home though. Too cute!
Those chairs are adorable, Cassie!
I love how you redesigned the chairs. They are such good quality pieces and now you brought them up to date. Beautiful!
Awesomeness!!! You know how I've never met a caned chair I didn't love :)
xoxo
You killed it on those chairs!!! Wowza!
Great makeovers on the chairs!
These chairs are Great!!! Such awesme skills you have! :)
Love that rustic pair, Cassie!! Someone is going to snap those bad boys right up!
xo Heidi
Cassie - if I don't have access to milk paint - and just use regular paint - can I still achieve the same really distressed look? I have some old school chairs I want to distress for in the dining room, and an old footboard that will be turned headboard that I can see this type of distressing on. But I don't have access to milk paint. I really love the look of your chairs. They would suit my dining room just right. :)
Thanks in advance for your help.
You did kill it on those chairs! I LOVE the grain sack...I've never seen one like that. It's so graphic!
SUPER love those chairs!
I'm in love with the pair that you covered in burlap! Perfect!
Thanks for the party! I am enjoying the links.
I like both styles, but those grain sack chairs are so cool!
They are just awesome! I love each set, but am really crushing on the burlap sack seats! What a great idea, and thanks for the tip to soak in Oxyclean overnight! ...and thank you so much for leaving such a nice comment today! I'll pass your congratulations along to my hubs! :-)
xo Sheila
Does it really get any better than authentic grain sack cushions, I say no! (c; I absolutely love the cool vintage character that it gives them! And there are some seriously cool projects getting linked up here! Inspiration city!
Those chairs turned out amazing! I have a few grain sacks and tons of chairs. I plan on doing something like this with a few. Thanks for the washing technique you used for the sacks.
The chairs look awesome;)
Thank you for sharing and hosting another party, Cassie!
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Love them all but those heavily distressed chairs hold a special place in my heart. They are gorgeous!
I love the rustic feel of the chairs - very unique!
OMG Cassie ~ your chairs are AWESOME!!!
Cassie, those chairs look amazing! The distressing and the seat covers look so good together. You are very talented.
Just stumbled across your chair transformation. I love it Cassie! Sharing it on the blog Friday. XOXO
GORGEOUSNESS. I can't get over how great the linen paint looks all peeled up next to the seat covers.
BRILLIANT!
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