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Miss Fancy Pants PAINTS!!!! with Annie Sloan

9/18/2015

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I may seem like the most unlikely person you would expect to rummage through other people’s garbage… but nothing gives me more of a high than buying shoes ! and finding unwanted chairs by the side of the road !!!
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Speaking of chairs....My husband fell off his own chair when I came home one day with a brand new Black and Decker hand sander !
Not the typical tool of choice for your average Fashion aficionado.

I pretty much get into my zone the same way many of you head to the gym to run on a treadmill and release your frustrations. 
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I have absolutely no experience or expertise in the area of DIY, but what takes the pressure off is:  Let's face it, it was junk to begin with , regardless what it ends up looking like, to me it's way better than it’s original state.

The piece I am most proud of, is this variation of a Louis armchair I took from DRAB to FAB!! 
A house warming gift for my cousin. Seeing it was a gift, I felt it  best to purchase it off Kijiji instead of rummaging the garbages !
 
Here she is in all her outdated, green upholstery, scratched dark wood stain and all !
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Here are the steps and tricks I learned along the way.... should you wish to tap into your own D.I.Y energy.

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Required Tools:
An assortment of tiny screw drivers 
Pointy tip pliers
A sharp blade
Upholstery staple gun & staples
Sandpaper ( different grades ) 
Paintbrushes
A glue gun
Spray adhesive glue 
 & an empty container to keep all your STAPLES!!

Words of Advice:
  • Breathe and Enjoy the process. Your first piece may or not be perfect, 
  • Consider it as creative therapy and don't overthink it... let the piece speak to you.
  • Document your steps with pictures and notes ( It's a lot easier to put it back together again)
  • When in doubt Youtube it.
Let's get started:
1) The longest and most painful part of this whole process is the removal of staples.
In which time you may question " is this all worth it ?"
But don't despair.. it took me nearly 3 weeks to get all those suckers out !
It was within that time that I wanted to pitch that chair in the garbage so many times.
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2) The interior foam cushions were in good condition and unstained so I decided to reuse the same… otherwise you can easily retrace the same shape and size to replace.

3) I salvaged the original upholstery pieces to serve as a pattern to recut in my new fabric.
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4) Unexperienced at removing the staples I dinged the wood in many places, I needed to sand both with the B.D sander and by hand because of the detailed carvings to remove the varnish and some of the stain. I used wood putty to fill the larger holes and even out the surface.

5)I knew I wanted a black chair so if some of the original stain remained it would not have been a problem but the varnish must be sanded down. 
Once satisfied  … I needed to decide on the finish.

Black glossy? or Black matte.  Each finish requires their own prep. 
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6) I decided to use my favourite all time paint ever ANNIE SLOAN chalk paint in Graphite.
This paint is so easy to use.. often referred  to as a woman’s paint because no sanding is required.
( you can paint directly over any stain, colour or varnish. The paint is so thick: it’s formulated to cover virtually everything and anything. )

7)Once you've applied your 2-3 coats of paint… let it dry and finish with the ANNIE SLOAN clear or dark wax. ( The wax seals your paint colour and serves as a varnish ) 
Wax On ...Wax Off!!  

Now that the easy part was completed I needed to reassemble and recover the chair with fabric. My cousin is young and trendy, so I went for a mixed pattern of complimentary designs.  ( A large Zebra pattern, mini Zebra and a black ground script design. )
I arranged the bigger pattern on the biggest area: the seat, the largest zebra pattern at the back rest and the mini zebra at the back side of the rest.

8)I applied a thin layer of spray glue to hold the fabric over the foam pieces and keep everything in place as I proceeded to staple keeping a  1/2” distance.
( Remember to pull the fabric as tightly as possible, so that the fabric remains  smooth.)
F.Y.I : I had staples flying all over my workspace. Probably a good idea to wear protective eyewear when using a staple gun….

Nearly complete, all I needed was the finishing touch to hide all those hideous staples… 
I purchased a black braided edging ribbon and hot glued it all around the areas I wanted to finish.

She was finally completed and totally redone. I felt like the proud plastic surgeon who took the plain jane to the outstanding and marvelled in her beauty and yet amazed that I was able to bring out her true potential.
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I almost hated giving her away… after so many months together !
I gifted her away and promised to visit every so often...... and always keep my eye out for garbage !!!
Written by: Elena G
Photo Sources: Elena, Tumblr
3 Comments
Carmy
9/18/2015 05:19:58 pm

Lol Elena I recall when you were doing it more but I guess it died down now ? You are very talented the chair is gorgeous!!!

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Jeannine
9/19/2015 02:22:36 pm

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Gina link
9/19/2015 06:20:31 pm

Elena!!!!!!
You are so talented😊
Beautiful and Fabulous chair!!
Great job👍

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