Chalk Paint Chair Makeover with Drop Cloth Seat

Today’s chair makeover is simple but classy.

I forgot to take a “proper” before photo – this is the one my mom snapped on her cell when she saw it at a yard sale.  😉

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I had some leftover fabric picked out for the seat, but realized too late that the piece wasn’t big enough.  So I searched high and low through my stash and just wasn’t happy with anything.  Then I realized – since the back of this chair is so unique, it doesn’t need a busy print to compete with.

The chair was painted in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® in Graphite, waxed with Annie Sloan’s dark wax, and then decided on a simple canvas drop cloth to recover the seat.  But it was a little too simple – so I added a small PARIS stencil (no longer available, but find other great Paris stencils here) on the lower corner. The stencil was held in place with painter’s tape while I worked.

And here’s how it turned out..

I’m really pleased with it!

The back looks like a spider web – but it also reminds me of Notre Dame in Paris. French Gothic style maybe?

This lovely piece is already sold.

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Have a lovely day, friend!  -Jen