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Refinish and Reupholstered Chair Project



One of the reasons I started this Blog was to be able to put all the things I've made in one place.  I am constantly searching for tutorials, even if I know how I want to make something, just to see how others have make it.  Today I am sharing with you how I refinished these great chairs my cousin gave me.  Some tutorials I share will be my own and some will contain links to tutorials I have used!
  For these great chairs I found some really pretty fabric I liked and it really gave them a great new look.  I love doing this.  It such a great idea when you just need a change.


To start,  I removed the seat cushions from the chairs and prepared my space outside in a well ventilated area.  I do not recommend you doing any spray painting indoors.  I wear gloves, a mask and depending on the wind I will wear goggles.   This is important especially with the primer because it is oil based.  I learned the hard way, protect your skin.   I used KILZ primer spray to give them a good prime coating.  I love this stuff.  It allows you to skip having to really sand them down.   Make sure you shake well, if you don't shake it for 2-3 mins, it leaves a rough/sandy surface when it dries. It also seals the product so old stains don't resurface after painting.    After you give your surface a good coating of  Kilz-13OZ-Primer-Spray wait a good hour and then lightly sand with a fine sandpaper and remove the dust before you paint.   

For these I decided to use Rust-Oleum-Painters-Multi-Purpose in Satin Canyon Black I didn't really want a shiny look to them so I used Satin finish.  I started with a light coat and let dry for 30 mins then gave them another good coat.  Don't spray your item to close or you will get drip marks.  If that happens I usually stop wait till it completely dries and then give the area a quick sand and then continue spraying.  I then let it dry and check for any missed areas.

 To Reupholster the chairs I took off the existing fabric and measured the cushion and cut the fabric around leaving a good 6 inches on each side to tuck to the back and used a staple gun to secure the fabric.   Be sure to pull fabric tight and start with one side pull tight and put a staple in the middle then do each side the same way with one staple in the middle. Once all 4 sides are secure start from middle staple and work your way out along the sides pulling tight with each staple go along to just before each corner. Do the corners last.  For the corners you can cut some excess about 2 inches that you don't need.  Pull together and gather and really get them tight, put about 3-4 staples in pulling and gathering with each one.  After all corners are done reattach the cushions and your done.




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