Vintage Barrel Chairs

Months and months ago, I found a set of vintage barrel chairs at Faith Farm – my favorite thrift store.

Vintage barrel chair before

Vintage barrel chair before

While the fabric on the chairs chairs looked okay, it was crunchy and stained – and I thought too dated. So I took a couple hours and removed the fabric and all 9 million staples.

Barrel chair - no fabric

I think your foam is showing…

Then I painted them with Rustoleum White. But not before I tried to use their antique white, but it was way too creamy.

Here they are side by side, in their original color and then in the new white. Well, one coat of it anyway.

Barrel chair Rustoleum white

Before and After Rustoleum White Gloss

And finally, months after I first started this project, I finally finished them. That piping took me a week of upholstery class alone to sew it!

Barrel Chairs Repainted and Reupholstered

Repainted and Reupholstered Barrel Chairs

Before and After

Before and After

I love how they look now – completely fresh and bright.  Now, I just have to find someone else to love them as much as I do! We seem to have a few too many chairs around here. Note to self: stop buying chairs just because they are cool :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Eliesa

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  1. They turned out great…glad I am not the only sucker for a chair! I have several I need to fix up but still on the lookout for another great find. Happy Chair Hunting :)

    • A Pinterest Addict says:

      Thanks! I think there are about six too many floating around my house at this point! I think we are having a yard sale this weekend… unless it’s a million degrees outside!

  2. They turned out GREAT! Love the fabric, too! I’ve got to find a good thrift store in my town…so I can collect chairs too, like you…lol!!!

  3. I love them. They would look so fab in a sun room! And great job on the piping. Its a bear I tell ya!

  4. My mother is a chair addict, too! These are gorgeous!

  5. Aline McKay says:

    I love what you’ve done with them, very nice!

  6. What fabric did you use to recover the seats?

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