Windsor Chair Update

More Man Cave projects.

I've had this hand me down chair for many years. 

It's very comfortable and sturdy.

Seat before

A little too shiny for my taste.

The finish has seen better days.

The seat and arms were scratched.

I like distressed pieces, but this didn't look good.

 

 

A little sanding, some tape, a little spray paint and here is my new Windsor chair.
It kind of reminds me of a rugby uniform or racing stripes on a vintage car.
My family is not a fan of this project.
 Most of the time they like my DIY projects, but this one fell flat. 
Oh well, you can't please everyone all of the time. 

 

 

I want this for an office chair.

Ripple Black Leather Office Chair from Crate and Barrel $299

I just don't feel like spending that much on a chair at the moment.

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Then I saw this Etsy chair on Lakeitha's blog, Home To Three Duncan Boy's.

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She did this one.

I love it.

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Sorry I don't have any pictures of the process.  My camera memory card is full and I deleted the pictures thinking I had already downloaded them to my computer.  Here's what I did.  I sanded the deep scratches smooth and spray painted the whole chair black satin.  Next I taped off half the chair and spray painted it hunter green.  I taped off the stripe and spray painted the blue stripe.  I sanded the whole chair again to give it a distressed look. 
I used left over paint I already had so this makeover was free.
Glad it was free because I'm not sure how long it's sticking around?

For now it's going in the Man Cave with my leather studded desk.

Do you ever do projects that your family doesn't like, or am I the only one?

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To see more Man Cave projects click on the links below

New entryway table and mirror

$4 Jute Light

My leather studded stump

DIY Restoration Hardware Rope Planetarium Chandelier

New/Old Entryway Mirror and Table

Here is my new/old entryway mirror and table. 

This little project took me about two hours to do, 

not including clean up and accessorizing.

 Both the mirror and the table were hand me downs from different friends. They originally didn't match and were stained dark brown.  I painted them a distressed white and used Rub' n Buff to add gold to the carved detail.  They were two of my early pieces that I painted in our old house when Casey was just a toddler.   I remember she wanted to "help" mommy paint and she ended up with a streak of white paint in her hair for several weeks.  She was a good little helper.  Now she is 14. 

I liked both pieces white, but with the new gray paint job in the Man Cave, the paint took on a yellow tone. 

Here it is last Halloween 2011. 

While I LOVE to paint (it's therapeutic for me), I HATE to sand and do it as little as possible.  This project required sanding because I had used a crackle finish on top of the original white paint job.

I only sanded the top of the table because I'm lazy.

Next I sprayed it with two coats of black primer.

One more coat of black Rustoleum Satin Black.

Next  I added my old friend Rub 'n Buff to the carved detail.
We go way back.

To finish it off, More sanding with a power sander.
I ended up with a chippy, distressed, kid proof entryway table and mirror.

The old white paint shows through and I like it.

I shopped the house and added some cream and brown accessories. 

I used the same little lamps and stuff I already had.

I picked up the lamps at Marshall's years ago.  Notice they are slightly different?

 

My husband's name is Henry, can you read the title on the little black book?

King Henry VIII

You can see some maps in the reflection of the mirror I'm playing around with.  One is of Coronado Island and it's dated 1956.  The other one is of Martha's Vineyard and it's dated 1941.  I picked them up for $2 each at an Estate sale and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them yet?

This was a very quick makeover. 

Sand, wipe down, quick spray paint, add the gold, sand again, wipe down, done.

My husband says I'm great at projects, not so much at the clean up part. 

That didn't happen till two days later.

Oh well. 

What would I do without spray paint?

Hope you have a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend!

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Leather and Tacks

Henry's room is coming along slowly.  My blogging time has been limited as of late.  I'm coaching two volleyball teams and my oldest daughter just finished State Cup Soccer. 

I've been out of town the last couple weekends and it seems as if the rest of the week is spent catching up. 

Here is a little project I finished.

I think every Man Cave needs a little leather.

This project is an inexpensive way to add leather to your decor without breaking the bank.

I didn't take any before pictures, but the desk looked similar to this one only NOT as pretty as this cute little thing.  I picked mine up at a thrift store for $20.  Compared to what I see on other blogs, San Diego thrift stores are more expensive than the rest of the country.  My thrift store desk is not even that good of quality.  It had a Bombay furniture sticker on the bottom.  It was originally stained brown, but somone had given it the WORST paint job I have ever seen.  Sloppy paint drips all down the legs with a yellowish, goopy sealer over the white slop.  The legs were wobbly and needed to be re glued.  The only good thing about this desk was the size. 

It was perfect for the corner I planned on using it for and I had been looking for quite awhile for something this size at a price I was willing to pay.

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I didn't take any pictures of the redo. 

I fit this project into the little time I have and I neglected the picture taking part.

I'll quit whining now about how busy I am, I know you are just as busy.

After a lot of sanding off drips and glops and re gluing the legs, I spray painted the whole thing black.  Then I sprayed the edges blue.  After more sanding, the desk was ready for a leather top and some studs.  I bought the leather scraps at We Are Fabrics in Solana Beach.  The leather pieces cost $8 a pound and I probably used less than a pound for the top.  I tacked down the leather with a spray adhesive and finished off the edge of the desk and the tops of the legs with left over upholstery tacks from a chair project.

To see other tack projects I've done go HERE

I'm moving the computer to this small desk.

  The leather top not only looks good, it's practical too because now I don't need to use a mouse pad.

The leather will just get better with age.

The border on the concrete floor you see has been painted over because it's too girly for a Man Cave.

Come back and see what other uses I found for the leather scraps and upholstery tacks.

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