Showing posts with label chairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chairs. Show all posts

Sunday, September 2, 2012

The New Playroom: Part One - Happy Colored Chairs

Our house has a formal dining room between the living room and kitchen.  However, we are not exactly 'formal' people, so we have repurposed it as Grayson's playroom.  Because of where it's located, it's really nice because I can see him play from pretty much anywhere I would usually be downstairs.  However, that means anyone that comes over will see the unpleasant mess that comes with the typical playroom.  So, seeing as this is Part One of the new playroom, I guess I should show you what I'm working with...so here it is...


Pretty neat huh?  Ok, maybe not...
Well, I decided to start with the wood table and chairs that I got at a children's resale shop for $20. I knew I wanted to paint the table white, but I was torn with the chairs.  I wanted to keep them bright and happy and I had an idea of the main colors I wanted for the room, so here is how they turned out:



The main colors for the room are going to be lime green, teal, orange, and brown.  I used Lowe's Valspar brand in an interior semigloss to make them easy to keep clean.  Here are the paint colors I used:
Green - CI235 - Twist of Lime
Teal - CI250 - Sprinkler

Stay tuned for more upgrades to the playroom!

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Craft Room Part 3: Not-So-Average Office Chairs

I found two of these chairs at a furniture resale shop and got them for $10 each.  They were definitely looking pretty nasty.  I think Derek thought I was crazy for buying them. But I had a plan...

This was another pre-blog project, so I apologize for not having step-by-step photos.

I removed the padding from both the seat and back and sanded the wood down.  Because I wanted to use them in the craft room I used the same white paint as I did for the craft table and cabinet. I removed the old nasty fabric and replaced it with fabrics that were bright and fun.
  
I planned to use one of the chairs (the one on the right above) as my actual chair to use at the table but it sat so high that my legs didn't quite fit under the table, so I had Derek cut a few inches off of the bottoms of the legs to solve the problem.




I really like how they turned out!