So, at long very last I have decided on working with our bar stool (oak wood) that the old owner of the house left. I thought to myself that a good experimentation and try-outs would be better exercised on small items first. Thus, my eyes were glued on these two stools that we now use as our wine rack side chairs so-to-speak. If you remember that blog I wrote a month ago about our counter stools, I did pretty much the same thing with these two wooden stools. The only harder part I did was the staining process. Reupholstering it was a piece of cake. Armed with your pretty fabric find and a gun stapler, voila you are set to go. But since it's a wood, re-staining it would definitely create a total make over oohlalala amazing.
I'm not gonna hold you guys too long...here are the fruits of our labor. (p.s. my mom took the initiative to do the reupholstering step)
This was how it looked like naked. The green fabric for the cushion was a redo that my mom did sometime ago in February this year to give a cleaner look than what it was originally when these were left in the house after closing the purchase.
So since our walls are plain white, I thought that a little darker natural colored items can give the room much life and perks. I decided to grab the KONA stain of Varathaine. Now, interestingly enough as I walked in Home Depot a few weeks ago, my knowledge of this area in carpentry was a big zero so I needed some tips from the pro themselves. I have been advised that it will be cheaper to get a POLY + STAIN type of paint than to get each one separately. Plus, you wouldn't have to work too hard on the wood if you'd only use one type of paint on it. That's what I did and I immediately ran to the counter to check it out.
I used a semi-gloss type since I didn't want the chairs to look too shiny after finish. Note also, that a good painting friend and partner is your brush. So, it's better to invest on some pricy ones that will last a lifetime and will do the work magically than to stick on getting cheapos which will break after a few good use and then buy again. The frequency of you getting the same type of brushes will cost you more in the far end rather than investing now with a great quality.
Another material that I had to use was the sandpaper. The idea of re-staining is to re-clean it too. Usually with stained wood, it's best to remove the finish first before applying the coat. In this chair's case though, I didn't think the wood finish was too much so I used a regular 220 grit of sandpaper to sand it for a few minutes and give a nice smooth top layer. This way, the painting will give a much better result.
And of course our little princess did want to get a last snapshot of the old chair.
So here it is after giving the first stool its first coat. Notice that huge difference as to being plain.
Here's a closer look.
I did mine about three coats to release that KONA texture and color perfectly. And then we bagan cutting the fabric. This was from JoAnn and I bought it a couple months ago when it was on sale. Like my usual window shopping, it was love at first site and I knew right then this will be our stool's new dress. ;-)
As I told you...my mom played the right hand over the weekend. She helped me dress our bar stools and they looked fantastic. (Thanks mom!!)
Without too much introduction ladies and gents...here are our newly dressed up bar stools. ;-)
Stay tuned for the next big thing. ;-) Now that I've realized how do-able this project is...we are taking it to the next level... redoing one of our major furniture at home.
Have you had done any project out of your comfort zones lately and test your endurance in finishing it? ;-)
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