It is common knowledge that you can't have a shop without items to sell. So, I need stuff. I'm into upcycling furniture. Yet, where does one find these soon to be treasures? Thift stores, H4H, yard sales, estate sales. Enter Goodwill. I literally live about 1.5 miles from a Goodwill store. What a lucky girl. The employees have gotten to know me now because I frequent the place at least three times a week. What can I say? I live for a good score. Take this ugly bamboo chair. Upon seeing this, I immediately snatched it up and dragged it home. I am so lucky to have a husband that has "some" patience. I've been filling up the garage with all kinds of projects that I keep promising will make us "big bucks". LOL. I don't know about that, but the truth is I love giving these old pieces new life. Okay. Enough babbling. Here's my first upcycled project for my shop.
You see the potential, don't you? I just love how solid this piece is!
Take a look at the back. The backrest needs to go so we can see the lines of the chair.
I removed the seat (a few simple screws) and the backrest. Thank goodness the mounting snaps for the backrest were screwed in. They were easily removed with a phillips screwdriver. Next came some simple patching with wood putty. Then I primed the whole chair using KILZ.
After that, I went to work on the seat cushion. I removed all the staples and the existing fabric. I'd like to thank my darling daughter for modeling this shot. My hands and nails NEVER look this lovely.
I forgot my camera so I didn't take pictures of the chair for the next steps. Basically, as I mentioned above, I sanded, filled, and primed the chair. Then I used two cans of Rustoleum spray paint in the color Laguna. As for the fabric, I found a body pillow cover at Target that was on clearance. I absolutely loved it. I loved it even more once I discovered the blue in the fabric was almost a perfect match for Laguna. I simply cut the body pillow fabric using the old piece as a template. Then I went to work with my staple gun. After that, I waited for the chair to dry and then I screwed the seat cushion back on. Here's a picture of the chair on it's way into the shop.
I think it turned out great. Thanks for viewing!
~Sherry
