A local hotel had these chairs for sale on their lawn for five bucks a piece. I pulled over and bought as many as I could squeeze inside my minivan amongst four children. I fit four and continued on my way to the grocery store. Don’t even ask where we fit the groceries!Here’s the first reveal, with three more to come. I have two done thus far and am as still deciding on the second pair, so expect another reveal this week, and two more in the weeks to come.Here’s the first chair…Before:
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This was my first attempt at upholstery nails and they are hard! I bought a pack of twenty at Home Depot for $1.24.
After nailing five in and realizing they were all crooked and misaligned I just about gave up. A little more research online and I discovered these babies:
Fabulous! You just nail in every third nail and the strip helps keep your nails straight. They are cheaper looking but as it was my first attempt I thought they did a pretty good job. I paid about $15 with shipping for ten yards and still have quite a bit left over for another project.
Voila!
Here ‘s a look at the chair in it’s new home… for now. As this room gets more complete I realize how much I need to repaint a color with less color and more gray.
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at 1:51 pm
love the chair. and wonderful job on the upholstery nails!
at 2:41 pm
I found your blog through someone else's in the ward so I am kind of blog stalking you…
But I just had to say this chair turned out awesome! Nice Job!
at 12:48 am
That canvas above the bed is amazing! Where did you get it, or did you take it yourself?
at 9:39 pm
I did take it myself, thank you! I shot it in St.George, Utah.
at 7:40 am
I just hopped onto your blog from House of Smith's but I have to say how much I love the chair makeover!!! I am doing that to my kitchen chairs that I have had for 8 years and are in serious need of a makeover.
Question – I am loving the strip of metal looking buttons that you found online. Do you know the website that you ordered them from or what they are officially called?
You are so talented!!!
at 5:28 pm
Hi Tawni!
They are called trim tack nails and I bought them on ebay. Here is a link for one listed now, but if you do a search for upholstery tacks you will find a large selection.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Upholstery-3-NICKEL-FINISH-Trim-Tacks-Nails-/330512767896?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf4189b98
Thanks for looking!
-Natalie
at 7:59 pm
Your chairs look awesome! I picked up a similar chair off the side of the road and cannot get the cushions off. The piping around both cusions seems to be glued down. Were your like that? On the seat cushion there seems to be some type of sinuous springs under it which I think is very weird in a dining chair. Were yours hard to get off? Did they seem glued on?
emily
http://remarkable-home.blogspot.com
at 5:57 am
I love the gray color throughout your house. What color is in your master bedroom?
at 2:32 pm
Most of my house is painted in colors by Kwal. The MB is Phrlps Putty, the upstairs hallway, and downstairs front room are Plymouth Beige. The living room downstairs is Desert Moss by Behr.