Comments on: Chair rehab

By: Zigs and zags « Kate F____, Girl Reporter

Zigs and zags « Kate F____, Girl Reporter — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:47:37 +0000

[...] those are the finished chairs, [...]

By: Abbey Goes Design Scouting

Abbey Goes Design Scouting — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:56:18 +0000

I love that chair!! xo

By: kate

kate — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:25:51 +0000

Thanks, everybody. I will go pick up some pre-stain conditioner before I do a sample with the stain.

PVE, you’re in my head–I’m doing dark ebony and debating either a dark grey fabric or some more striking design. Maybe if a stain sample doesn’t look good, I’ll start looking for the right shade of charcoal paint; I love that idea.
And WOW, Chairloom is very inspiring. (I recognize the style of that sketch on the first page, too!)

By: pve design

pve design — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:23:52 +0000

check out chairloom, molly has a great eye for re-vamping chairs and infusing new life. I myself think that they would look fabulous painted a dark ebony or even in a charcoal with grey flannel or a grey velvet….
they are lovely chairs.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:18:00 +0000

I agree with Henna. We used a pre-stain conditioner when we refinished the bureau we use as a buffet. Worked like a charm.

p.s. LOVE the chairs.

By: mmc

mmc — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:16:04 +0000

Good luck! Can’t wait to see the results.

By: Henna

Henna — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:12:04 +0000

Staining isn’t so bad. I have done two dressers and two tables and they all turned out fine.

I would suggest using a pre-stain conditioner that you put on so that the stain takes evenly to your chair. It doesn’t cost alot and helps make it less splotchy.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:50:37 +0000

Staining is not so bad. I stained the small round table next to the bed in our guest room and was really happy with it. We are contemplating stripping and restaining an old dining table and chairs, but I am daunted by all the detail work in the legs and am afraid I will lose motivation fast. But you should go forward, I’m sure you will make them beautiful!