Don'tcha just love finding treasures in thrifts stores? That moment when you lock eyes with an item, and you see your future with it (and you coyly take out a pen b/c you are gonna stab a bitch in the jugular if she even looks like she's lusting after YOUR treasure). Yep....good times. Well, I recently found such a treasure at Value Village.
A cute little cane back chair ! She's cute enough, but I had big plans for her. And the best part.........$4.24!!!! Seriously! I hightailed it outta that store in case they came to their senses and charged a reasonable price. Value Village is a local chain of thrift stores and if you haven't been, they are FABULOUS! Their prices are about 2/3 cheaper than Goodwill (Dude, Goodwill is getting expensive!) and they have nicer things most of the time. Very cute clothes too! I think most of my jackets come from the Village
Now for the rehab process.....I took off the cushion and sprayed the whole chair with a layer of Rustoleum primer. Next day, I added two coats of Rustoleum American Accents Blossum White (you can find it at JoAnn Fabrics or Hobby Lobby) I think it took about 4 coats total of Blossum White. I then followed up with a spray sealer.
For the cushion, I simply cut my fabric to fit (maybe half a yard or less) and stapled it to the underside of the chair with my trusty staple gun. It couldn't have been easier. I didn't attach the cushion to the chair cause I kinda like it loose in case I have a whim to change fabrics again...
Here She Is!
Total cost: Chair$4.24, Can of paint $5.00, 1/2 yard fabric $3.00 =12.24 Not bad for a pretty accent chair!
Sorry I'm a crappy picture taker . More pretty projects to come!----JESS
Great job on the chair sista. I also wanted to be the first to comment!
ReplyDeleteGood job girl! I love it : ) I would love to do more thrifting up here but my favorite thrift store is sort of in the ghetto and I'm scared to go alone! But when I go I always find treasures.
ReplyDeleteLove the blog name and your babies, they are presh!
And now it's mine! All mine! :)
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