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Danish Chair Makeover

April 8, 2015 by Hearts&Sharts 12 Comments

A few months ago I spotted a pair of chairs hiding underneath a rug at Scott’s Antique Market. These little babes are what Cher Horowitz would refer to as a “full-on Monet”; from far away they look okay, but up close they’re a big ol’ mess. I heard my husband’s voice in my head, “We don’t need any more chairs and you don’t need any more projects.” But the vendor’s voice was much louder, “Forty for the pair!” I forked over the cash and that was that.

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

Like most of my projects, they’ve been in the basement waiting on some lovin’. I snatched up a few yards of this delicious Nate Berkus fabric at Joann’s a few months ago and went ahead and knocked out the upholstery but left the frames in the garage until I got motivated to finish them.

The old fabric was nasty. I disassembled the chairs and used a seam ripper to take apart the upholstery. So nasty.

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

I cut the new fabric using the old as a template but since I also added some batting, I went ahead and pinned the fabric, right side down, while on the cushion. This helps to get a snug fit and also helps to line up your pattern and keep it straight.

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

A few weeks ago I was working on a dining table for the fabulous design duo GordonDunning, and after a horrible Minwax Gel Stain disaster (more on that in the next month or so), I had my first experience with General Finishes Gel Stain.

Oh. Em. Goodness. Such a dream.

I had enough left over to give these Danish chairs a good rub down.

I stripped them down to bare wood, rubbed them down with two rounds of  General Finishes Gel Stain in Antique Walnut and finished them with Arm R Seal.

Here are some more “before” shots:

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

…and after:

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

I can’t emphasize enough how incredibly wonderful the General Finishes Gel Stain was to work with – and this is not a sponsored post. I plan on really getting into the deets after I get some good pics of the table so you can comapre the Minwax disaster with the GF, but long story short – I’ll never use another stain. Ever. Ever, ever.

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

The upholstery job on these could be better.

Don’t get me wrong, I looooove the way they turned out but… they’re not perfect, and that bothers me. But, I’m not selling them, so I’ve given myself a pass.

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

Ugh, Nate Berkus you just shut your mouth with this fabric. I love it so hard.

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

One more quick look at the before and after:

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

…and a quick peep at their new home in our living room…

Danish Chair Makeover ||General Finishes Stain and Nate Berkus Fabric ||Hearts & Sharts

Summary:

I would eat General Finishes for breakfast if there wasn’t a warning on the can. Also, Nate Berkus, new chairs, Scott’s Market.

If you’re in the Atl area, Scott’s is this weekend, so, ya know, make sure you stay home and watch the Masters so I get all the good deals. Thanks.

Using Cardboard Upholstery Strips
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Comments

  1. AlwaysTakeTheBike says

    August 6, 2019 at 11:19 am

    Hi – Love your blog (*so* much fun) and I love this fabric too! I saw it in store & purchased to refinish some chair cushions. I saw notes that it needs to be laundered first before using. Was that your experience? Did you notice if the ink was bleeding or smudging? I’d hate for it to bleed on someone’s white shorts in summer.

    Reply
    • Hearts&Sharts says

      September 1, 2019 at 11:21 am

      Thank you!! I never washed it. It didn’t bleed on anyone’s clothes that I ever noticed but these weren’t heavily used. They were more occasional chairs. I had them in front of a window for about a year and the white background did turn slightly yellow over time but I think that’s probably normal.

      Reply
  2. Aunt Connie says

    April 15, 2015 at 11:26 pm

    Good job! Really like the fabric; you have class for sure.
    Love you

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 28, 2015 at 11:09 am

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  3. chris aka monkey says

    April 14, 2015 at 12:28 pm

    as usual first you crack me up and then you have a good eye, they turned out awesome xx

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 14, 2015 at 12:36 pm

      Hahaha! Thank you!! I hope the white parts stay white!

      Reply
  4. darlee says

    April 14, 2015 at 10:37 am

    Beautiful!!!! luv you……….

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 14, 2015 at 12:36 pm

      Thank you, Darlee! Love you!

      Reply
  5. Trisha D. @Black and White Obsession says

    April 10, 2015 at 12:48 pm

    That fabric is beyond lovable. Sadly, I’m sure it will take oh 3 years for it to come up here in the north. But I’ll live vicariously through your beauties!

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 14, 2015 at 12:37 pm

      Thank you, T! The Nate Berkus stuff at JoAnn is really great! You can order it online! Hope you’re doing well, Trisha!

      Reply
  6. Elaine - Visual Meringue says

    April 8, 2015 at 7:45 pm

    Beautiful! Fantastic job 🙂

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 9, 2015 at 6:48 pm

      Thank you so much, Elaine!

      Reply

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