Fishsticks and Tiddlywinks: Goodwill Chair Makeover

This weekend my friend and I braved the Midwest weather to try and find her a dresser for her new flat screen to sit on. We struck out on the dresser but I did find myself a couple of cute cane back chairs at goodwill for$ 4.99 each!

About 4 years ago my dad made me a six foot long farmhouse table (yup, he's awesome) and benches to match. I have been on the lookout for a couple of chairs to go at the head of the table for a dog's age, so I was super excited to find these guys!

They were a little beat up but the canning was all intact, they just needed a little pep talk. I removed the seat and spray painted the chairs with a primer. It took pretty much an entire can of Rustoleum's Heirloom white to cover both chairs.

I sanded down the edges and any areas that might be distressed with natural wear and tear.

I painted some glaze onto the chairs wiping it off almost as soon as it went on. The glaze just gives it that extra, gritty, old effect.

Since my children beat the holy Hades out of everything, I have just decided I'm going for the "shabby, distressed, beat to hell" look (that's a thing right?).

I polished them up with furniture wax just to add some extra protection.

I recovered the cushions in a black and cream fabric I bought at hobby lobby awhile back and viola!

Chairs for my kitchen table. Whew, that only took 4 years!

We are obsessed with honey badger around our house so my mom got me the pillow from etsy for Christmas. I giggle every time I look at that little stinker in his crown.