These barstools were a bear! The old upholstery was incredibly hard to get off. The staples, there was a million of them, were brittle and driven deep down into a tiny crevice. The whole family took turns working on these babies- mom, dad, grandma, grandpa…. we all took turns.
Once all those darn staples were out it was easy sailing. They were painted a beautiful brown called Status Bronze from Sherwin Williams and lightly distressed to draw attention to the bamboo detail. Then we added new foam and applied the new fabric. The back was upholstered in a pretty, deep teal colored velvet. The seat was covered in a small, fun print that reminded me of cane.
The labor charges per chair for this job were $85 to paint, $12.75 to distress, and $117 for upholstery.
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Alchemy fine living is my antiques & home furnishings business. I'm Deana, the author of this blog. My mom Connie & I followed our dreams & opened our store in 2008. It's a collection of all the things she & I truly love. We combine antiques with new treasures, as well as, a selection of handcrafted items created by the two of us. We also offer custom sewing, re-upholstery, & furniture painting services.
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These turned out great! I adore the fun caning fabric – do you mind sharing a source for it?
I clicked over from Miss Mustard Seed’s furniture link party.
Wow! They look so amazing! I love the teal on the back. They don’t like like they belong at a senior’s centre in Boca Raton any more!
Wow! I have an obsession with faux bamboo and you really did these beauties justice. I am been wanting to take an upholstery class forever and this makeover give me even more incentive to do so. Great choices on the paint color and fabrics!
I would totally share if I knew. The client purchased the fabric and brought it to me.
Deana, Mom and other contributing family members- you have done a beautiful job on these. They look better than I imagined. My sources were eBay (vendor: kenedita) for the faux bamboo furniture and a discount fabric store off of El Toro road for the fabric – her reasonable. Home Fabrics 24334 Rockfield Blvd, Lake Forest, CA 92630. Cross Streets: Between Silverbay Dr and El Toro Rd.
Thank you!
I love your work. The chairs are stunning. Did you use a paint sprayer on them to get such a smooth finish. Would you mind sharing what type of paint sprayer you use for your furniture painting when your not using a brush. thanks so much
I use a Husky. You can read all about it here. http://www.alchemyfineliving.com/blog/2012/05/10/the-spray-gun-that-i-use/