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Furniture Upcycle: ASCP Chippendale Chair

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I was bored on one of my recent sick days {there have been way too many of them in my personal opinion} and was scouring Craigslist.   As I clicked from page to page I saw: Cabbot Wren Chippendale Chair (!).  Amazingly, when I emailed her, the chair was still available.   As if the chair was meant for me, she was headed out of town until the end of the weekend so I had time to actually get well before needing to pick it up!

I got the chair home and started deconstructing it so I could begin the furniture upcycle process {you know…paint, fabric, etc.}.  I started by removing the fabric from the back so I could get to the seat cushion.

After what seemed like a million staples, the fabric was finally off!  When I tried to unscrew the chair cushion, I realized something wasn’t quite right.  After a lot of work, I got the cushion off and found this

Yep, someone had glued the top on versus putting the screws back in!  It made me sad but wasn’t a big deal.  I went on with covering the seat with my new fabric.

Then, it was time to paint.

I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in pure white.  It took two coats since the original wood was pretty dark.  Then, I used the clear wax on top.  Here it is before I secured the fabric underneath again.

And all done and ready for prime time


Have you done any furniture upcycles recently?  It can be really addicting once you get started 🙂

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    • Shannah says

      Thanks! I am so in love with that fabric too. I was looking all around my house for other places to use it. Re-doing chairs with that kind of seating is SOO easy! You’ll be addicted the first time you do it.

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    • Shannah says

      Thanks so much! I really love how the chair it turned out! So glad to have you here as our newest reader!

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    • Shannah says

      Thanks! I am so happy with how it turned out. I only wish I could actually find a place for the chair in my house because I love the fabric so much. Oh well…it will find a nice home in someone else’s home I am sure 🙂

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  4. Jen says

    Love your project. Was checking out that same fabric in blue for my porch chairs. Think the yellow may be a better choice:) Visiting from Somewhat Simple.
    Have a great weekend, Jen

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    • Shannah says

      Thanks so much! I am so happy with how this project turned out. It definitely gave me some confidence to keep trying new things.

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  10. Susan @ Oh My! Creative says

    Thanks for linking up to Whimsy Wednesday! Your project has been featured this week!

    http://www.ohmy-creative.com/home/decor-accents/12-ways-to-decorate-using-bold-patterns/

    Also, you can add your project {or any project} to my website. I feature them on my main slider on the home page…follow this link to submit your project!
    http://www.ohmy-creative.com/submit-a-project/

    Be sure to stop by and grab a button…

    http://www.ohmy-creative.com/grab-a-button/

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    • Shannah says

      Isn’t chalk paint totally addicting?! It is just so fun to work with and the lack of prepping for paint makes it a breeze to start projects.

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  13. Kris says

    You did a great job! I love the fabric you chose and the white really shows off the lines of the chair.
    You took it from drab to fab! 🙂

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    • Shannah says

      Thanks! I adore that chair. I keep searching for a place to put in our home but I think I will end up selling instead.

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    • Shannah says

      Thanks! I am a huge fan of that fabric. It comes in a blue too which I might just have to find a use for.

      So happy you stopped by!

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  18. Robin says

    Hi! I found this post through Pinterest. I’m currently in the midst of a dining room set re-do, so I wanted some motivation! It seems to be taking FOREVER to paint my chairs. Maybe I’m a bit of a perfectionist, but wow, this is time consuming (not to say that it won’t be worth it — I know it will!) It’s my first big makeover project though. Once I have a few under my belt, will it be a quicker process? How long does it typically take you from start to finish for this type of project? 🙂

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    • Shannah says

      It definitely took me awhile to finish the chairs. The first one took longer than my second but they bot still took a long time because of all the detail.

      Reply

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