Tip- Check your local thrift/ consignment stores often, you never know what you may find.

During one of my trips to a thrift store I came across these Queen Ann chairs- cost $10.  I knew with  some cleaning, new seat fabric and paint they would be great.

Tip- when buying old chairs, you get your best buy if the chair is sturdy…..if they “wobble” I walk away…..I don’t have the skills to fix a wobbly chair.

Steps to a new chair-

1. Wash
2. Remove old seat- chairs like these usually have just four screws on the bottom of the seat, remove them and the seat comes off.  Less than a yard of fabric stapled to the seat cushion will give you a totally new look.
3. Before I but the new seat back on I sprayed on a primer sealer. Bull’s eye is a good brand to use.
4. After I primed the chair I painted on a fun teal color.

This is how the chair looked before I sanded the edges a little.

I love what a little sanding can do to bring out the character of the chair.

I had a little piece of fabric and some paint left over from other projects….. so, this project cost me $10.

What have you found at a thrift store, that you turned into a treasure?