This project has been a long time coming. You guys remember when I found this pair of cane chairs in the trash of a neighbor? Right? I’m not usually the trash picking sort (this was a first for me) but I really couldn’t resist. I drove by them once, drove all of the way home, then couldn’t stop thinking about them, so I turned around and picked them up! The cane wrap was unraveling at the joints, the seats were blown out, and they’re original finish was mostly chipped off. But boy, did they clean up nicely!
There were so many potential options for these guys. Maybe they could be french country? Or maybe with some red lacquer they could be asian inspired kitchy? I wanted the chairs to be chic and modern, but still fun. I had decided on painting the frames of the chairs gold, and wanted a simple black and white fabric to mesh well with the navy blue entryway. I used Design Master Brilliant Gold Spray Paint
to paint the frame and it turned out just as good as I’d hoped. To prevent chipping when using spray paint, I always use a spray paint primer
I was trying to pick a fabric to cover the chairs with, but when the fabrics chosen weren’t in stock, I had to hand make the fabric myself, and posted a step by step of the fabric in this post.
It’s a pretty simple project at it’s core – paint a chair and recover it – but so much more went into this project. I wanted the chair to convey a certain cross between formal and fun. I think I accomplished just that!
Of course it’s hard to ignore the navy blue walls… but more to come on that soon! In the meantime, what do you guys think of the finished chair? A good creation out of a dumpster dive?
Colleen says
Lovely! What spray paint did you use?
Erin | House of Earnest says
Hi Colleen –
I used Design Master Pure Gold from Micheals.
Ashley says
Wow! Amazing transformation from a dumpster find!! Gets me excited to update my home for the new year
Miss Charming says
Can’t go wrong with gold! Love the finished chair.
Erin | Holtwood Hipster says
Came together beautifully Erin! Love the gold cane and contrast with the Navy walls.
Erin says
That looks amazing! Can’t wait to see your new room– I just posted about my newly-navy & gold dining room. Such a great combo, don’t you think?
Mandy Pellegrin // Fabric Paper Glue says
Gorgeous! I think your roadside-find might be better than mine.:)
Lindsey says
those came our great!
Beeta says
Love the way your chair turned out – so adorable! xo
Julia@SouthernColor says
Gorgeous!! I still can’t believe you found these in the trash – craziness! Great makeover – now it’s time for me to go dumpster diving
Glenna Lagazo says
I absolutely love this! What a fun way to mix it up and add a little surprise! Can’t wait to see it all together!
Jenn says
This is gorgeous! Especially next to that gorgeous blue wall.
Tania says
Love the color combos. I’m really into blues right now for walls too…and gold, always!
Is it comfortable to sit on with the pompoms?
Erin | House of Earnest says
Tania – Yeah! They’re just made from yarn, but this seat is in our entry, so it’s more a a perch to stick some shoes on. I don’t know that I’d do the poms on a chair that was in a higher traffic area like the dining room!
Janeane Pittman says
Spectacular! I am in the midst of posting a furniture re-do myself. It is so rewarding to make something useful again, not to mention making it exactly what you want.
Janeane
http://www.designwithj9.wordpress.com
Cindi says
Love it! Can’t wait to see the foyer revealed!
Jackie {York Avenue} says
So gorgeous! I love the quirky fabric. I’m a sucker for anything covered in pom-poms, and the gold keeps it feeling sophisticated. Can’t believe it’s a DIY! So impressed.
Bethany says
Wow. Stunning turnaround!! I LOVE the new chair so much! Actually, I want one for my house.
Jeffs Shed says
This is really a great way of creating something out of nothing. It has a bit of a wondrous circus-like feel, with the soft gold and the black pom poms. It’s so unique that it’s hard to place it into one specific category. Well done!
YOLONDA WASHINGTON says
Cute.
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Marlene says
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sarah dorsey says
LOVE your chair!! Especially the fabric that you made!
Mikki says
I love this style of chair, and I love your use of gold spray paint on them. One quick note: this style of chair is referred to as a Chinese Chippendale
Cindy says
Hope you win!
Ruth Graber says
I’ve always LOVED Chinese Chippendale! So your chairs got my attention right out of the gate. But I super like your choice of re-do! The gold paint is a perfect compliment to the classic style. And the B&W fabric is a bit of classy whimsy. Now I have to watch for some chairs myself!
Erin | House of Earnest says
Thanks so much, Ruth!