For months and months now, I’ve been telling myself I must arrange to do a group collaboration with some of the best vintage furniture girls out there.
I brought my idea to my friend Jamie from Anderson and Grant and she loved it and hopped on board with it. I mean, two Jamies can’t go wrong, right?
I even gave this group a name, Vintage Girls!
So I contacted Jennylyn from Fusion Mineral Paint and she gave us all some paint to makeover a piece of furniture!
And she wants to give you paint too, $150 worth of product!!
So be sure to enter at the end of this post.
Before and afters come high on my list of fun. Especially ugly furniture.
Room transformation are amazing but require a lot of time and planning.
Furniture is fairly quick.
Case in point, these chairs I picked up for $10 at a local thrift shop.
They are actually very good solid chairs, made in Canada, and just needed some updating.
I used Bedford which is a great light grey and Champlain (my favourite off-white) for the details in the legs.
I’ve been wanting to use up fabric I’ve had for ages and decided on the toile.
Actually, it’s what I had most of so toile beat out French script.
Either way I was going to be happy.
After taking apart all the upholstered pieces, I simply painted the chairs and used Beeswax after to seal it. I didn’t sand the chairs before or anything.
I removed the old fabric from the back and seat boards, then used it as a template for the new fabric and stapled the new toile fabric on.
Chairs like these have got to be the easiest piece of upholstered furniture to learn on.
Starting from the centre on each side, you just start by grabbing the fabric until it is taut but not too tight and staple as you go. You leave the corners until last and fold over kind of like a hospital corner on a sheet.
Next chair I do I’ll have to do an easy tutorial for you.
They look perfect in my new pied-à-terre, don’t they?
I’m still not sure if I am keeping them yet or selling them. But I do love them!
Okay, check out the rest of the Vintage Girls furniture makeover pieces.
Then enter the giveaway. Good luck!
Visit all the Vintage Girls makeovers:
Jamie from So Much Better With Age
Jamie from Anderson and Grant
Rachel from Maison de Pax
Lauren from Bless’er House
Victoria from Trois Petite Filles
Rachel from Shades of Blue Interiors
Disclosure: Thanks Jennylyn from Fusion Mineral Paint for all the paint!
I love the change. How simple and how dramatic!
Thanks so much, Denise!
Stunning. Gorgeous colour & I love that blue highboy colour as well. I’d love to try that paint!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks Anne 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Oh the chairs look so much better! So pretty!
Thanks Shawnna 😉
Hugs, Jamie
My favorite paint color is renfrew blue!
The chairs look amazing Jamie! Great choice in color and fabric. Love them!
Thanks April!
Hugs, Jamie
So pretty Jamie!!! I’m keep shying away from Bedford because it looks so different in the bottle but I love everything I see it on. I love the added detail with the white on the legs….Champlain is my favorite white, too 🙂
It does look different in the bottle, but it’s my new fave along with Champlain of course 😉
Hugs, Jamie
I have been looking for a color for the furniture in my new den. Aubusson is perfect.
What a great transformation!
Thanks Sue!
I love these! What a wonderful job! I have also absolutely fallen in love with Fusion Mineral Paint! (favourite colour is definitely Inglenook<3) Thanks for posting these great makeovers.
Thanks so much, Lisa!
Hugs, Jamie
I love the Champlain….and I have a lot of furniture to paint!
I would like to try Sterling!
I like the color Bedford. It would match the color in my bedroom.
I love Liberty Blue and ash but I’m in love with many of the colors. I hope Fusion will come out with a coral and lime green soon!
Love your fabric choice, I think I would have overlooked these chairs but you have made them over perfectly.
Thanks so much, Gilly.
Hugs, Jamie
Love the chairs! I painted my first chair yesterday…..so easy and turned out great!
I have read about Fusion paint, and I would love to try it. I follow your blog on Bloglovin and really enjoy your posts. Keep up the great work (fun!)!
Thanks so much, Debbie.
Hugs, Jamie
That proves a little toile goes a long way for impact, especially when paired with a pretty paint color.
Definitely! I agree 😉 Thanks so much 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Beautiful chairs, great makeover!! Well done!
Thanks so much, Camille.
Hugs, Jamie
I just bought my first house all by myself and have been painting all the things. This is a great idea for some chairs I have sitting around!
Congratulations, Laura! That’s amazing! Painting furniture is the best way to decorate on a budget (but I’d still do it anyway)
Hugs, Jamie
I’m absolutely swooning over Sterling!
Prairie Sunset is my favorite color
I love the sterling shade, a second favorite was was the oil lamp white.
Very pretty, Jamie! And toile is always so elegant.
Brenda
Thanks so much, Brenda!
Hugs, Jamie
What a transformation!
Thanks Janae 😉
Lovely change! Very pretty!
Thanks so much, Bety 😉
Love the change! ya got skills
lol Thanks so much, Kim 😉