Dining Chairs: These Were Disgusting
I bought these chairs on Craiglist for $5 EACH!!! After driving an hour away to pick them up {The Mr. wasn’t too thrilled about this}, we find out why. DIS-GUS-TING. I had protective wear when removing the cushion fabric because it was so nasty, and even nastier – they smelled. Ug. Gag. I’m reliving it now.
I mean, the owner was nice enough. He even bid me adieu with a “May Jesus bless your day.” But it wasn’t the chairs that were they sinners, why should these “vintage” Ethan Allan’s be sent to Outer Darkness?
I finished two of them today, tackling the other two next week. I had to remove the arms off of two of them because they didn’t fit under my table. But I also just noticed that with all four chairs under the table, they can’t tuck in all the way. DANG! I thought I had found the perfect chair for this cutie table. I guess I’ll live with it for a little bit and see if it drives me crazy.
And just a reminder, here are the IKEA chairs we had before…
{FIY: Heirloon White Satin Rust-O-Leum spray paint on top of Zinser primer, fabric from Home Fabrics in Pleasant Hill, CA}
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These look great! Good find even if the bottoms were nasty!
They’re very pretty. I like the new cushions a lot. And that’s a total steal. Gotta love Craigslist!
beautiful, brooke! i just scooped up six NASTY chairs (with great bones!) that are in serious need of some diy love. after my baby girl arrives, they will be my first project tackled. i’ll try to share pictures with you ;)
So cute!
I live for furniture makeovers! These are amazing!
What a find!! So worth the work in the end! They look fabulous!!
I bought this Ethan Allen set (table and 6 chairs) in 1997. It was the first furniture purchase my husband and I made when we got married. $5 a chair is a steal! I would love to paint mine. They have a medium walnut stain.
What a great craigslist find!