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Furniture Refurb: Five Dollar Chairs

February 28, 2014 by Hearts&Sharts 27 Comments

I picked up these chairs in the middle of nowhere at a garage sale.  I was bent over one of them, doing some inspecting, when I heard a woman yell “five bucks for both!”. I don’t think I even looked up, I just threw a fiver on the ground, grabbed a chair and ran for the car while Hubs was still standing there wondering if she was serious. “No takebacks! Load ‘er up, babe!”

These chairs have to be one of my all time favorite scores.

Five Dollar Chairs | www.heartsandsharts.com

They were stained brown and upholstered in a dirty, velvet-y pink plush.  I hit up JoAnn’s and found a great thick cotton fabric as well as some nail head trim.  Then headed to Home Depot, picked up some Rustoleum Gloss White spray paint and took ‘er home.

Five Dollar Chairs | www.heartsandsharts.com

I had originally intended on not re-using the back cushion, but once I removed it, I noticed that the buttons had left some holes in the caning, so I just gave in and used the back cushion.

I removed all the old fabric, sewed a new back cushion, reupholstered the seat and then found an amazingly helpful video on YouTube on how to do double sided tufting.  It’s so super easy.  If I find out that you made a cushion and used some other half-@ss technique to achieve the same look, I’m gonna come find you. Stapling the cushion or using a washer/screw and then hot gluing a button on top is so unacceptable when doing it right is this easy.  End rant.

Here they are all finished:

Five Dollar Chairs | www.heartsandsharts.com

They even have a hint of Pantone’s Color of the Year, Radiant Orchid.

Five Dollar Chairs | www.heartsandsharts.com

You can find the nail head trim I used here.  It was enough to do both chairs and have some left over.

Five Dollar Chairs | www.heartsandsharts.com

Check out that double sided tufting.

Five Dollar Chairs | www.heartsandsharts.com

Five Dollar Chairs | www.heartsandsharts.com

Michelangelo was known to say “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it”.  Now, I’m no Michelangelo, but I do think that each piece of furniture I redo has to tell me what it wants to be and what fabric it wants to wear.  In this case, it means fabric that doesn’t match a single room in my house.  Sadly, these little babies live in my basement.  I tried selling them last summer at a few trade days events with no luck.  Fine with me!

Five Dollar Chairs | www.heartsandsharts.com

The whole project cost about forty bucks, including the cost of the chairs.  Whaddya think?  Worth it?

Wink.

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Comments

  1. Kristy O says

    April 29, 2014 at 9:53 am

    WOW! These turned out amazing! Your posts are also always so funny, really enjoy reading them 🙂

    Kristy @ 3 Peppers Recipes – Crafts, Cooking & Color

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 29, 2014 at 10:40 am

      Thanks, Kristy!

      Reply
  2. Jan says

    April 29, 2014 at 9:52 am

    Love the chairs.
    Could you give me some tips on spray painting furniture. I usually use chalk paint but have tried my hand at spray painting some small pieces. I seem to get an unevenness that shows a glossy spot then a not glossy spot. What advise can you give? Thanks so much.
    Jan

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 29, 2014 at 10:49 am

      Thanks, Jan! I have had that a happen a few times before and it seems to only happen with Krylon, but that might just be a coincidence. Smooth even strokes that slightly overlap the last and really keep the can movin’. If my arm flab isn’t moving, then I know I’m not workin’ hard enough. And two or three light coats is always better than one thick coat with drips (but drips can be sanded with a fine grain sandpaper and then resprayed). Maybe try another coat of paint to see if that will cover the un-glossy spots? Also, using a satin, instead of a high gloss spray could help. I’ve had projects where I wasn’t able to get those spots out, even after buying several cans to recover and ensure an even finish, but it still didn’t work. I ended up buying a clear gloss spray to go over the whole thing and even out the sheen and it worked great. Good luck, happy spraying!

      Reply
  3. karin says

    April 27, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    Love these chairs and will be featuring them at our Twirl and Take a bow link party on Tuesday.
    Thanks for linking up~
    Karin

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 27, 2014 at 5:16 pm

      Awesome! Thank you, Karin!

      Reply
  4. EMily says

    April 16, 2014 at 4:54 am

    oh these are SOOO great, the new colors are just perfect. What a steal. I’ve stumbled this, thanks for linking up to Create Link Inspire!

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 16, 2014 at 8:41 am

      Thank YOU, Emily!

      Reply
  5. Marie @ The Interior Frugalista says

    April 15, 2014 at 1:09 pm

    So I’m at the Show Me What Ya Got Party and see these gorgeous cane chairs and SURPRISE (no surprise) they were a project by you. Man you do good work! These chairs are stunning – the white, gorgeous colorful fabric, and those cute fabric buttons on the back…come on!

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 15, 2014 at 1:14 pm

      Thank you, Marie! I’m blushin’.

      Reply
  6. Jennifer Johnson says

    April 11, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    What a fabulous transformation

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      April 12, 2014 at 9:06 am

      Thanks, Jennifer!

      Reply
  7. Lesley says

    March 4, 2014 at 11:36 am

    I am absolutely drooling over your chairs! Great job!!

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      March 4, 2014 at 11:40 am

      As long as you don’t drool ON them! Thanks Lesley!

      Reply
  8. Diana Petrillo says

    March 3, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    Hi==visiting via Persia Lou 🙂 So glad I did–what a fantastic job you did with the chairs–LOVE them! Have a great week, Diana

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      March 3, 2014 at 12:44 pm

      Thanks Diana! You too!

      Reply
  9. Kathy says

    March 2, 2014 at 9:20 pm

    Great find and fabulous transformation!

    Reply
  10. Erin @ DIY on the Cheap says

    February 28, 2014 at 10:16 pm

    They look awesome! I have almost identical chairs and I am so jealous you got these for $5!!! I got a bargain on mine from Craigslist, but not $5. Wow!

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      March 1, 2014 at 8:03 am

      I couldn’t believe it either! Thanks Erin!

      Reply
  11. Angela (Life in Velvet) says

    February 28, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    AMAZING! Pinned! Gorgeous transformation 🙂

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      March 1, 2014 at 8:02 am

      Thank you Angela!

      Reply
  12. Katie @ Upcycled Treasures says

    February 28, 2014 at 10:43 am

    What an awesome find! I get the same way when I see an awesome deal, it’s like I need to get the hell out of here before they realize I’m robbing them, haha. You did a beautiful job and if that lady saw them she would probably kick herself. LOOOOOOVE these. Pinned! Thanks for sharing them at the Makers!

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      February 28, 2014 at 3:17 pm

      Thanks Katie!

      Reply
  13. Heather says

    February 28, 2014 at 8:50 am

    Stunning! And lucky too to only have to pay $5!!

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      February 28, 2014 at 3:18 pm

      Thanks Heather! Heck yes!

      Reply

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