It all started really by buying this house. That has a dining room. And space. And I have friends. That I like. That may want to come over sometime. It's kind of around that time when you invite peeps over that you realize you need chairs for said peeps to sit on. While I do have a good amount of chairs (6), what if friends bring friends? What then?! You need more chairs, temporary chairs.
So, I found some old rusty fold up chairs that are actually really sturdy. I thought maybe I can give them new life? Pretty paint, perhaps. Yes!
Here we are at the beginning after a bath, drying in the sun that lasted a couple hours this morning. One is very, very rusty and the other is on it's way to very, very rusty.
I sprayed the chairs with a rust primer by Rustoleum. One can covered both chairs! They already look so much better!
After the primer dried I sprayed two coats of color. I picked two really bright, fun colors that I like. That way if I find more grody chairs I can just pick a bright color and they will match without having to be exactly the same. Now I'm waiting for the paint to dry and catching up on podcasts. I figured I'd cover the top with the most paint then flip them and spray the bottom a bit.
Here are the dry chairs:
So, now that I have them inside the house with good lighting I can tell that I missed spots on the pink chair. Does it bother me enough to buy another can of spray paint??? Not sure yet. I also need to find rubber feet for the ends of the chair legs as a few legs are missing them. But! Don't these look better than the rusty grody chairs at the beginning? I would actually feel comfortable sitting on one of these, which was the point.
What I learned:
* When the can says don't spray on a windy day, it means it.
* Good lighting is key to full coverage
* pick colors that are fun!
* Patience, patience, patience. Waiting for the paint to dry is key before touching!
* Don't give up on grody rusty chairs, paint can do wonders
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