{"id":2480,"date":"2015-04-29T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2480"},"modified":"2015-04-30T22:08:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T02:08:30","slug":"habitat-luncheon-chair-makeover-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2480","title":{"rendered":"Habitat Luncheon Chair Makeover – After"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I have for you an awesome furniture makeover. \u00a0For those who are new around here, I have been chosen as a featured designer for the Habitat For Humanity Woman Build Luncheon on May 7th. \u00a0I was given a budget at their Restore thrift store and then asked to refinish three pieces that will be auctioned off to raise funds for Habitat. \u00a0Last week I showed you the desk makeover<\/a>\u00a0and today I am excited to show you the rocking chair.<\/p>\n

A few weeks ago we talked about how this chair started out<\/a>. \u00a0 Here is the before picture.<\/p>\n

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I loved the clean lines and how comfortable the chair was. \u00a0I disliked the color of both the wood and upholstery. \u00a0That upholstery turned out to be leather but it was pretty damaged and well, salmon. \u00a0Oh, and the worse part? \u00a0It smelled like bad liquor. \u00a0Yes, liquor. \u00a0Like whoever sat there rocking was a very sloppy drinker. \u00a0It made the whole process of taking it off just lovely.<\/p>\n

Once the leather was off, I sanded the finish off of all the wood. \u00a0 Underneath the red stain was a beautiful almost white wood with a really cool grain to it.<\/p>\n

\"Ridiculous<\/a><\/p>\n

Before sanding I was thinking of going with a walnut stain to keep the masculine feel, and to cover any red stain I couldn’t get off. \u00a0Red stain is so hard to get rid or cover with paint. \u00a0It bleeds everywhere. \u00a0But once I sanded all the red away I was excited to go light!<\/p>\n

So here is the after!<\/p>\n

\"Ridiculous<\/a><\/p>\n

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I was looking for a beachy worn gray color but I didn’t want to hide the grain. \u00a0To test out my ideas, I used the bottom of the runner with Frog Tape parking off sections (I just sanded it off later). \u00a0I tried the vinegar stain I used on the desk (which made it almost black) and here it did nothing. \u00a0There are almost no tannins in this wood so there was nothing to react to.<\/p>\n

I ended up with a gray\u00a0color\u00a0I custom made from Miss Mustard Seed\u00a0Milk Paint<\/a>. \u00a0This is a mix of Grainsack and Trophy. \u00a0I started out making careful measurements but it kind of went out the window. \u00a0All I can tell you is I used a bunch more water than the regular mix so I would get a more translucent wash of color. I am a big fan of her blog but this is the first time I have used her paint. \u00a0Just when I was almost out of time to figure out the gray I thought of the new Paint Passion<\/a> store in Red Bank that carries the paint. \u00a0It just so happens that the owner of the shop, Patty Seaman, is one of the other designers for the luncheon.<\/p>\n

\"Ridiculous<\/a><\/p>\n

To seal and protect the wood and paint I used Pure Tung Oil from the Real Milk Paint Co<\/a>. \u00a0I am a big fan of this stuff and you will be seeing it a lot around here. (Maybe even a giveaway?!) \u00a0Tung oil is very thick so it usually needs to be cut with a solvent (and always on the first coat). \u00a0The ratio is usually about 50\/50 tung oil to orange solvent (an eco version of mineral spirits). Since this wood isn’t very porous I thinned it a bit more for the first coat. \u00a0More to come on tung oil but check out the Real Milk Paint Co.’s tutorial video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next came the upholstery. \u00a0When I brought this home it looked simple enough so I wasn’t worried. I had redone a back like this one on the Vintage Folding Chair<\/a>. \u00a0The thing I didn’t realize was the seat wasn’t simply a square I would staple on. \u00a0The seat fabric was made of three pieces that needs to be cut properly and sewn together with some level of accuracy in order to not get bunching of sagging. \u00a0Once I realized that, I put this off longer than I probably should have. \u00a0I have no pictures of the process since I was using all my brain power to figure out how to do this correctly and not find out I had made a mistake until after I had cut the fabric. \u00a0I ordered the 100% cotton fabric online and there was really no time to order more. \u00a0So slow and steady was the plan. \u00a0I took a billion pictures of how it all went together and then ripped the seams out to use the leather as a pattern. \u00a0(Again the smell was awful. \u00a0I could actually taste it.) Luckily my mom had offered to take Lincoln for the day so I could focus. \u00a0After way longer than it should have taken, all the upholstery was done.<\/p>\n

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Once I put the cushions on and called TB to take a look I knew it was all going to work out. \u00a0The look on his face was all I needed to know that this was his favorite.<\/p>\n

\"Ridiculous<\/a><\/p>\n

The gray paint and blue and white fabric totally changed the whole feel of this piece. \u00a0Instead of \u00a0something so heavy, it has a lightness that would be perfect for a beachy house. \u00a0Or a baby’s nursery. \u00a0After all tung oil is food safe so you can literally eat off this chair.<\/p>\n

This rocking chair will be up for auction on May 7th at the Habitat for Humanity Women Build Luncheon. \u00a0Tickets are available here<\/a>. \u00a0Please come join us and definitely say hello. \u00a0I love to meet my readers!!<\/p>\n

Linking up at:<\/p>\n

My Repurposed Life<\/a><\/p>\n

French Country Cottage<\/a><\/p>\n

Ivy & Elephants<\/a><\/p>\n

Miss Mustard Seed<\/a><\/p>\n

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