http://www.designsponge.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:33:26 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.designsponge.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-29084 maria Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:57:32 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html#comment-29084 totaly agree with sylvia!!! I´m in LOVE with the whole scene!! totaly agree with sylvia!!! I´m in LOVE with the whole scene!!

]]> http://www.designsponge.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-28196 Sylvia Moffett Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:29:59 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html#comment-28196 The chairs are wonderful! and the table between them is great too. Such a transformation - so fresh and colorful! The chairs are wonderful! and the table between them is great too. Such a transformation – so fresh and colorful!

]]> http://www.designsponge.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-28194 Jackie Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:02:13 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html#comment-28194 mackenzi, I love your vision! I have the same chairs. I am hoping to redo mine as well. What did you use to strip the paint off? How long did it take and was it hard? Thanks for the help. Keep up the awesome work. mackenzi, I love your vision! I have the same chairs. I am hoping to redo mine as well. What did you use to strip the paint off? How long did it take and was it hard?
Thanks for the help. Keep up the awesome work.

]]> http://www.designsponge.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-28082 laura Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:30:38 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html#comment-28082 I love Site! It's my favorite shop in the neighborhood. So many cute things. I love Site! It’s my favorite shop in the neighborhood. So many cute things.

]]> http://www.designsponge.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-28051 Mackenzi Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:00:31 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html#comment-28051 The chairs were super easy to paint actually! I had never used oil paint, but I wanted to make sure that when the chairs went home with someone else, they were totally perfect and would stand up to whatever was thrown at them. Oil is much more durable than water based, just ventilate and have the appropriate cleaners on hand. You just have to start with really, really well sanded chairs that are totally free of dust (a tack cloth is a must have). The oil paint was easy to apply and did not need primer- I used a foam brush (the cheap-o ones from art supply stores!!) so there were no streaks as the oil paint can set up quickly. The back was easy to do with the wide foam brushes, and for the little carving bits I just used the tapered edges the foam brushes have- was too perfect. For the back I would do a little of one side, and then check the other side to make sure that there were no drips, and repeat. The chairs were super easy to paint actually! I had never used oil paint, but I wanted to make sure that when the chairs went home with someone else, they were totally perfect and would stand up to whatever was thrown at them. Oil is much more durable than water based, just ventilate and have the appropriate cleaners on hand. You just have to start with really, really well sanded chairs that are totally free of dust (a tack cloth is a must have). The oil paint was easy to apply and did not need primer- I used a foam brush (the cheap-o ones from art supply stores!!) so there were no streaks as the oil paint can set up quickly. The back was easy to do with the wide foam brushes, and for the little carving bits I just used the tapered edges the foam brushes have- was too perfect. For the back I would do a little of one side, and then check the other side to make sure that there were no drips, and repeat.

]]> http://www.designsponge.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-28040 Sarah Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:51:18 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/01/before-and-after-site-chairs.html#comment-28040 Oh, I love these so much! How happy! Oh, I love these so much! How happy!

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