Souped Up Desk Chair On the Cheap Vol. II

Up today is part 2 of 3 in a series on how I transformed a bunch of chairs that I scored at great deals for the kids' desks and my kitchen desk! I've already revealed the transformation of the first chair that I got at the Pottery Barn Outlet, which went in my kitchen.  Today is the chair I got for Little's desk.  Here it is before I did a little magic on it:


This chair was free!  It was part of a buy-one-get-one-free sale at the outlet.  Even without that promotion, it was a great deal at only $38 because it had a nick in the back of the frame of the chair, which was really visible (more on that in a second).



It is the Hayden Chair and retails for $249!  I will repeat: I got it for F-R-E-E.  Swooooooon.  Of course it would not do as-is.  First thing I did was address the nick in the back.  I just used a little wood putty over it, let it dry, sanded it down and it was good as new.  


Once the repair was taken care of, I decided to paint it pink!  I have 5 cans of "ballet slipper" spray paint that I scored from Sherwin Williams a few months ago. They were liquidating their supply of several colors and I guess there wasn't a real demand for a soft pink.  I got the cans on clearance for $1.50 each I think.  I knew I'd find a use for them, so I grabbed them.  Even though I had really bad luck with spraying chairs before, I decided to try it again.  I reasoned that this time I had more than enough paint.  So I used some oil based primer and then braved the spray paint.   I am happy to report it worked fine - I just used 3 cans of the paint for full, even coverage.  See?


I wanted to upholster the seat and used a pink toile that I've had laying around in my stash for years.  {I'll do a tutorial on how I made the hard seat super cushy soft and pretty when I post the reveal of Big's desk chair soon.


Here's the whole she-bang all together again!


It's come a long way, baby!  Here's a quick before and after for you:

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after
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What do you think?  I am thrilled with my two chairs so far.  Up next will be Big's desk chair complete with tutorial on how to upholster the seat.  Stay tuned! 

See you swoon,

9 comments:

  1. Wow what a transformation, I love the pink and the toile is just adorable!!! Love it!

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  2. It's so sweet! Very perfect for Molly's princess room :)

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  3. So pretty! She's going to feel like a princess sitting in it!

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  4. Loving to toile! Perfect for Molly's room!

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  5. Loving THE toile. Darn phone...

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  6. I'm a sucker for a nice toile. Gorgeous!

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  7. Wow! That looks amazing! I love the fabric and the paint color choice!

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  8. Thanks everyone! Molly loves her pink chair and is asking when her desk will be ready. I have the desk - just need some time to touch up the paint!

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  9. Different from authentic art work, oil painting reproduction is cheap and tangible. It seems like the fairy that walks into the earth from intangible altar. Either taking as décor or collection, such art style is accepted easily by the populace. Love of art has no class; whatever the rich and the poor have the same right to appreciate artworks.

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