Saturday, October 6, 2012

Gaga for My Telephone Chair

One day while I was strolling through the Salvation Army I came across something very special...a telephone chair.  In all my excitement, I knew that I had to have it.  The price was right, only $40 and it was in really good shape.  SCORE!  So I snatched that bad boy up and loaded it in my car.


So darn cute, don't you think?  Obviously this piece needs to be revamped, starting with changing that nasty fabric on the seat.  Now a plan needs to be set in motion.  I wanted this piece to be dramatic so I decided to go bold.  My inspiration came from leftover fabric from a curtain project.


Not only is it bold and beautiful, but it's not gonna cost me a dime!  So the only costs to me will be the primer and paint for this project.  Time to make another trip to Lowes.  As you know by now, I spend a lot of time there.  So I grabbed a swatch of my fabric and took it with me to match it to a paint color.  I found the perfect match, Valspar's spray paint in Gold Abundance.  Yes, you heard me...spray paint.  This is the method I am going with, my first time spray painting an entire piece of furniture.  

First things first, clean and sand the chair.  You don't have to go crazy with the sanding since you only want to scratch it up enough to remove the finish and so that the paint has something to adhere to.  


Next step, priming the piece.  I used Zinsser Bulls Eye spray primer, applying enough coats to evenly cover the chair.  Since the primer left a sandpapery texture on the chair, I then had to sand it with 220 grit sandpaper.  I then cleaned off the dust and it was ready to be painted.



I then spray painted the chair with the Valspar paint.  It took me a total of 4 cans to get an even coverage.  My trigger finger hurts!  Now I just need to wait for the paint to dry.  This paint also left a rough finish...not sure if it's the specific brand of paint or if some sort of error on my part.  No worries...I used 00 steel wool and lightly rubbed the surfaces until they were smooth.  Again cleaning the chair so that it was free of any dust and steel wool debris.


Woo hoo...my spraying is complete!  Thank heavens, cuz my finger feels like it's gonna fall off.  Time to get my glaze on!  Another first for me and I'm so anxious to see how this turns out.  I used Valspar's Antiquing Glaze, for no particular reason other than I happened to walk past it in the paint section of the store.  I applied it with a brush, making sure to get in the nooks and crannies, then wiping off with a clean, damp rag.  Please accept my apologies for not having any photos of the glazing technique.  I often get ahead of myself and forget to break out the camera for all the steps I use.  




Oh yeah baby...looking good!  Now I just need to install the chair cushion and it's finito!    


I absolutely love it!  Now I just need a cute vintage telephone, oh and trim and new carpeting...ha ha!  Don't worry...little by little.

This week I will be linking up with...

Funky Junk's Saturday Nite Special










HookingupwithHoH
shabby creek cottage

The Shabby Nest
Furniture Feature Fridays

13 comments:

  1. saw your link over at Debbiedoos...I love the colour - great job!

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    1. Thank you Cheryl! I am very pleased with how it turned out.

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  2. Looks really cute. You need to buy your self a spray paint gun. They are less than $10 and they just attach to the top of the can and save you from having trigger finger injuries.

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    1. Thank you Kelly! I will definitely pick one up on my next trip to Lowes.

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  3. Love this!! I always look over the telephone chairs when I see them...now I won't, this is great! thanks for sharing :-)

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    1. Thank you Helen! Finding that telephone chair was seriously a very lucky day for me and there was no way I was gonna pass it up. I would love to see what you do with yours once you find it!

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  4. love telephone chairs! you are helping to keep them from being endangered!

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    1. Thanks Michele! I was shocked when I stumbled upon it and so glad I did!

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  5. I love this. You did a great job. I have a link party on Wednesdays, and I would love it if you would link this and any other posts. It is called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party. It runs from Wednesday to Sundays.
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/10/almond-sugar-body-scrub-and-wednesdays.html
    I hope to see you there. I am your newest follower, and I would love for your to follow me also. Have a great Day.
    Debi Bolocofsky
    Adorned From Above
    www.adornedfromabove.com

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  6. LOVE!!! color and fabric. I have that same yellow/white fabric for my living room curtains and pillows.. just such a great color.. now I can totally see that in my soon to be teal office ;)

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    1. Thank you Lindsey! I love this fabric as well.

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  7. Amazing! I love how this turned out! Great color. ;)

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    1. Thank you so much! I am just smitten with this chair. I would also like to thank you for featuring my tufted headboard...much appreciated! :-)

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