Chair Rehab
CHAIR Re-hab The idea popped into my head while staring at my black kitchen chairs and their stained off-white cushions. I thought to myself, these could be better. I could make these better. They’ve got the right shape -the shape of fancy wooden chairs that I see in magazines. I thought that by just stripping the black paint off of these wooden chairs, I would get the chairs I wanted on the cheap and have a fun DIY project in the process. Which leads to my first disclaimer, if you are planning on stripping and re-staining anything for the first time, price EVERYTHING out. I did not and probably could have bought a whole new set of chairs for the same price I spent on all of the tools and materials. Second disclaimer is research then research then research again. I only watched a few youtube videos and felt ready to go (I was not). That said, I did learn a lot and would probably do a much better job next time. Which leads me to this post. There are so many things that would have bee...