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Refinished & Reupholstered Dining Chairs

Created On: March 11, 2010  |  Updated: April 12, 2016  |   22 Comments

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Reupholstered Dining Chairs

I inherited these dining chairs from my mother in laws storage shed.  I had no idea what they looked like, I just knew I needed some dining chairs and she said she had some extras.  When I received them I was convinced I could make something beautiful out of them.  While I attempted to give up, claiming it was too complicated, too dirty, to hard, eventually I got two of the chairs to work for me.  I will probably buy something more contemporary for the rest of the chairs, but for now these work as end chairs and we at least have a place to sit.

Before, holding the tools in our garage during another project.
After, at our dining table.
After, by itself.

I painted all of the wood with a grey primer and then finished it with a top coat of metallic silver paint.  I LOVE the finish, but I am debating distressing it with some stain.  For now the seats are reupholstered (not too perfectly) in a cream linen until I finish the rest of my kitchen and can get a better feel for what I want it to look like.

What do you think?

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  1. Caro says

    March 11, 2010

    I LOVE that look!! DH wouldnt go for it, but i’d love to that too!

    Your chair transfo is AMAZING!

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  2. Denise says

    March 11, 2010

    They look great!
    Following you over from Shabby Chic Cottage!
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    Please stop by!
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  3. Tonya @ lovinthemoments says

    March 11, 2010

    Great job!

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  4. ImagineCozy says

    March 11, 2010

    Your chairs turned out fantastic! And you really could make it work with some different styles. Love that you refinished them yourself.
    -Angela

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  5. AtOneWithHim says

    March 11, 2010

    Did you have to sand them? I would like to do something with my golden oak chairs… but sanding chairs has to really suck.

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  6. Becky@Beyond The Picket Fence says

    March 12, 2010

    I love it–you made an outdated chair look hip. Thanks so much for linking up!

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  7. Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking says

    March 13, 2010

    Amazing how updated it looks with the metallic paint. Thanks for sharing it at the POPP.

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  8. alwayslearning says

    March 14, 2010

    I think grey was the perfect choice for that style of chair. It gives it a medeival feel. I think another layer of some stain/glaze would give the finish added dimention.

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  9. ***** says

    March 15, 2010

    I actually didn’t have to sand the chairs because they were pretty worn down to start with. I usually only sand to rough up the polyurethane finish, so I didn’t need to!

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  10. Shaunna says

    March 15, 2010

    Oh how wonderful to get those chairs! I’ve got my eye out for some like that. Lovely job! followed over from remodelaholic’s…so glad i found you! -shaunna 🙂

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  11. Kaysi says

    March 17, 2010

    Those look great!

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  12. Jill says

    March 18, 2010

    The love how they turned out, those chairs would go so perfect with my house.

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  13. Debbie says

    March 19, 2010

    Love your site! I need some design inspiration.

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  14. Simply Stacie says

    March 19, 2010

    Following you from the Friday Follow!

    http://stacievaughansblog.blogspot.com/

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  15. chubskulit says

    March 20, 2010

    Hi, visiting and following from Follow Me Friday.

    Please come by and follow me back when you get a chance. Have a wonderful weekend!

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  16. Jill from Women Who Do It All says

    April 7, 2010

    Love it! Thanks for joining in Idea Sharin’ Wednesday!
    -Jill

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  17. Threeundertwo says

    April 16, 2010

    I never would have thought of metallic paint. Turned out awesome. Thanks so much for linking up to Finished for Friday!

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  18. Laura says

    April 16, 2010

    I am really lovin your inspiration photo with turquoise mismatched chairs. SO cute.

    You did a great job with your chairs, and they are super cute. Someday you will get what you are really longing for, but these are fabulous “this will do until I get what I really want” chairs. Good for you!

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  19. FrouFrouBritches says

    April 24, 2010

    Beautiful job! I love it.

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  20. ~ ~ Ahrisha ~ ~ says

    April 24, 2010

    Love the chairs and the new finish is go cool.
    ~ ~Ahrisha~ ~

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  21. Miss Mustard Seed says

    April 28, 2010

    The chair looks very cool in the silver paint. That color does not work on everything, but it really works with the style of this chair. Nice job!

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  22. Jen @ tatertotsandjello.com says

    June 4, 2010

    Those chairs are awesome. I love the silver! And the cutouts remind me of quatrefoil, which I am a little obsessed with right now – lol. Love them!

    XOXO
    jen

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