DIY Paint and Refurbish Chair

Are you ready for a quick and fun project. Anyone can do this. No matter what your skill level is. It is great it to take an old chair, give it fresh new paint, and whahlah you have a super cute chair. 

The items you will need are:

- Wood or metal chair

- 1 Yard of Material

- 1 Can Spray Paint, or Primer

- Small piece of fine grit sand paper

- Hot Glue Gun

- 1 Yard Desired Cording, length of cording varies depending on chair

1.  First things first, removing the old material.  In my case I didn't need to remove the old material. It was in great shape. I only removed the old cording around the edge of the material.
2.  Start by sanding the wood of the chair.  Just enough that the paint sticks to the wood. 

3.  Using a primer spray paint start spraying the chair.  Keep the spray can about 6" - 8" away to allow even paint coverage. Keep the spray can moving so paint doesn't start running. You will want to do two coats to ensure even paint coverage. ** If you would like a distressed look, once your paint is dry use your sand paper and remove a little bit on the paint until you achieved your desired look.

4.  Place material on the seat of chair. Tuck material into areas around where the back of chair meets the seat. Smooth out the material. Cut the material with an inch of extra material.

5.  Roll the extra material under. As you get the material to the edge, hot glue the material to the edge. Being careful not to let excess glue dry on the wood.

6. Glue the edge of material down as you pull the material gently to smooth out material.  

7.  Attach cording edge buy using the hot glue gun.  Take your time around corners. Add small amounts of glue until you get the hang of it. Some cording might start to unravel so you might need to use a dot of hot glue on the cut end to stop unraveling before you attach to chair.

That is all it takes.  Please show me your finished projects.  I love seeing ideas come to life.

Thanks for visiting,

~ Jeannine

Girls Turqoise and White Butterfly Room

Easy and Inexpensive!
Spice up your kids room with butterflies, turquoise, inexpensive place mats, tissue pom-poms, and clouds. 

Supplies Needed:

1-2 Gallons BEHR "510D-4 Embellished Blue" paint
1 Spray Paint Can in matching Turquoise Color

1 Small Butterfly Punch

1 Large Butterfly Punch

White Copy Paper

12 Dark Turquoise Place mats 

4 Packages of Tissue paper  in white and Turquoise

Stapler

Double sided tape

18 Gauge Wire (purchase at a home supply store not a craft store to save money)

Metal Wreath Frame

Hot Glue Gun

Glue for Glue Gun

Chalkboard Paint
Spanish Moss

Start with BEHR turquoise semi-gloss PAINT.  Paint the entire room, or just one wall if you prefer an accent wall.

  

Purchase a Butterfly Paper Punch.  You will need a Small and Large Butterfly Punch. I purchased mine online from EK Success.                                                                    Large Slim Punch Butterfly - $14.  Small Butterfly Punch $18.

Use copy paper and start punching away.  Kids love using paper punches so let them help you.  You will need about 45 small butterflies, and 100 large butterflies.  Cut small strips of double-sided tape. 

Draw with a pencil a small circle, looping the circle around again.  Erase any pencil marks after butterflies are attached to wall. Tear off one side of tape on double sided tape, attach to body of butterfly.

Start in the center and tear off the other side of tape attach to wall.  Press firmly. 

Start attaching butterflies close, then as you move out of the center attach butterflies a little further apart.

 Find inexpensive place mats, using a stapler attached place mats to one wall in a sporadic pattern.

Branches in Polka Dotted Pail:

For an inexpensive fun accent to the room, get 10-12 thin branches. You can either cut from your backyard, or go to your local craft store.  Spray branches with turquoise spray paint. Let dry then turn branches over and spray paint other side. 

Find a metal pail, I found this polka dotted metal pail at Michael's Craft store. Add floral foam, then add Spanish moss to the top covering the floral foam.  Push branches through moss into floral foam, (then with your left over butterfly punch outs) and Hot glue butterflies to the branches.  Using copy paper cut out small leaves for the end of the branches.  he leaves should be about and inch and half in length.  I used fun turquoise scrapbook pages for a few of my branches.  Voila.....that's it you have a super cute accent to the room.  (I also used this for my daughters centerpiece for her butterfly themed birthday party.  Check out that blog under "Parties" tab. 

How to make Pom-Poms:  (Watch this quick & easy video)

http://youtu.be/bfork_fpbWc

Using fishing line, and thumb tacks, Hang the Pom-Poms in staggering lengths,  group in odd numbers. I choose to hang the Pom-Poms on both sides of the bedroom window. 

How to make Butterfly Chandelier:

Punch another 80 butterflies using the Large Butterfly Punch.  Wrap wire around inner circle of metal wreath frame,  cut wire in 18" lengths. Cut about 10 in this length.  Cut another 10 in 12" lengths.  Start from the bottom, using a hot glue gun and "sandwich" two butterfly pieces together with the wire staying in the center of the butterfly.  Leave an inch space, and glue another until you reach the metal wreath. Continue with all pre-cut metal wire lengths.

Paint Clouds on Ceiling:

If desired paint clouds on the ceiling, or paint the ceiling white.

I went with more cartoon looking clouds vs. realistic looking clouds.  

Look around the room and see what details could use a little Turquoise paint. 

Another fun touch ... paint the closet doors in chalkboard paint.  If your child likes to draw as much as ours, this was a fun way to keep our daughter creative.

  

I hope this page gave you a few fun ideas.  Don't forget to pin, share your pics, and any questions or comments you may have.

Thanks For Visiting!! 

~ Jeannine