$3 Thrift Store Chair

Months ago I found a sad little chair at the thrift store. With a price of $3.00, how could I not bring it home?

It was pretty beat up and I had to fill several holes and large gashes, but I’m totally and completely in love with the end results.

Who knew $3.00 could do that? I mean, really?

Here’s what I started with… Plastic orange seat and all.

Deciding on the paint color was the hardest… I couldn’t choose between 3 colors. So, I mixed them all together.

I mixed Ashwood (Benjamin Moore), White (Out of the can, Benjamin Moore) and Mourning Dove (Sherwin Williams). The result was such a pretty color!

After I filled holes, sanded and wiped down the chair, I started painting…

Once the paint dried, I grabbed my sanding block and started sanding a few spots…

Since the chair was already really beat up, I sanded over those “naturally” distressed areas.

For the back, I used my silhouette and made a stencil of 2009, the year Anthony & I were married.

I grabbed some acrylic paint and foam sponge and dabbed the paint over the numbers.

I pulled off the stencil, let the paint dry and then heavily sanded the numbers.

I used the same fabric as my ironing board cover for the seat. To see how I recovered the seat, see here.

Goodness I love those black & white stripes.

The distressing adds such a nice touch…

And I love the back with the addition of the numbers.

It’s a happy surprise!

I am loving my paint mixture…

It’s such a pretty color…

And it looks perfect against my stripes!

This little chair has come a long way.

This little chair of mine… I’m gonna let it shine…. Let it shine…. Let it shine… Let it shine!

That was just for you!