Thursday, July 8, 2010

Deck chair makeover

Our new deck is mostly done and functioning, but it's not ready for it's close-up just yet. (We've gotten distracted with other projects, like, oh, gutting the bathroom and kitchen) I thought I would give you a peek at one of my deck related projects. These white, chippy chairs were the perfect look on our screened porch at the farm. At our city house, however, they just didn't quite mesh with the new paint colors. I sanded them down (3M paint stripping sanding pads ROCK!), then gave them a nice fresh paint job with a dark orange spray paint. Wow! That shook things up! A 9.00 yard of oilcloth was enough to cover four round seat cushions. Hand staplers are one of my most dreaded tools, and I can never get one to work quite right. I muddled through it though, and you only see my less than perfect stapling job if you lay on the ground and look at the underside of the chair. The total cost for four brand "new" chairs was about 20.00!

4 comments:

  1. totally sweet! the deck is beyond words ~ i have a friend who is too shy to leave a comment (hannah ~ i am outing you), but mentioned to me that she wants another deck posting:)

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  2. More deck postings to come, for sure. Just a few more details to finish up.......

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  3. S, my handy partner in crime, had a few tricks up his sleeve that I will share with you too!

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  4. WOW! Love what you did with your chairs, Christine!

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