I painted this little chair last summer and then took it to Eye Candy ReFind.
Since it didn’t seem to be selling, I decided to bring it home and add a little more pizzazz to it.
But first, I managed to dig up the original ‘before’ photo from May of 2014.
Yep, this chair and its companion were pretty ratty looking when I first brought them home.
Initially I painted this chair with an undercoat of Miss Mustard Seed’s Flow Blue and MMS Linen over that. The second chair was painted in MMS Luckett’s Green, but that one is long gone.
I decided to jazz up the white chair with some grain sack stripes on the seat, and a stenciled ‘sit’ on the back. I have to give credit for the ‘sit’ idea to my friend Sue. She brought the most darling little chair to one of our occasional sales that was painted with ‘sit.’ I am totally copying her.
I used my Cricut machine to cut a vinyl stencil for the ‘sit’. My sister gave me some of the stencil vinyl for Christmas. It worked perfectly for this project.
I just used tape for the grain sack stripes. I sanded them down a bit to make them look good and worn.
I think the chair has a little more pizzazz now.
Don’t you?
Is the chair metal or wood? Do you have both chairs? Love the “sit”:)
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It’s metal and wood. The frame is metal, the seat and back are wood. I just have this one left. I should have showed it to you when you stopped by, it was actually sitting there with your other chairs 😉
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Dang! That is adorable!
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Thanks Kris. Everybody needs a place to sit!
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Sweet! I love children’s chairs.
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I do too … well, I kind of love mini things of all kinds.
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So cute! You KNOW I love a good grain sack stripe!
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LOL, yes, I do!
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I love this – you have such a knack for making stuff look so cool. I might have to borrow this idea, if you don’t mind.
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Borrow away Cindy! After all, I borrowed it in the first place.
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Just what it needed to take to the next level. The first thought that came to my mind was what a perfect “time out” chair. Can ya tell I have raised four kids?
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I am guessing there were plenty of time outs in your house, with 4 kids to wrangle. You’re right, this chair would be perfect for that.
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Maybe you next chair should say TIME OUT on it.
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Love this! Wish I would have had chairs like this when my kids were little. They destroyed my dining chairs. With the metal bottom, this one would have been indestructible!
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Plus a little more distressing would just fit right in!
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Love this! AND love the “sit”…another good word would be “read”. I love the idea of “time out” too! So many possibilities.
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Both great ideas! I’ll have to keep them in mind for next time I have a cute little chair to paint!
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Love it !! I found a little chair like this from the 1960’s that I wa planing to sell as the “time out ” chair or maybe keep it to myself since I have five grandkids 😊 I never though about stencil the “time out ” but I think it will be a great idea. What do you think ? Also what color do you suggest? I was thinking red.
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I love the idea of red Nilda! Especially if you’re thinking of using Miss Mustard Seed milk paint in Tricycle. I think red can be a hard shade to pick, but I know that red is perfect … especially if you finish with the hemp oil. It would add a fab pop of red to a room.
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Although kids might misbehave just to sit in that CUTE chair! It is great!
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LOL … love that Patty. They just might!
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Super cute!!
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Thanks Carla!
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I love the way you Jazzed it up!
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Thanks Darielle!
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Loving this little chair! Adorable!
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Thanks Megan!
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Did you use miss mustard seed paint on the metal part of the chair & did it require any special prepping?
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Yes I did use MMS milk paint on the metal parts. I did not do any special prep or use the bonding agent. I believe the metal on these chairs had an original paint job on them to begin with, they weren’t just a bare metal. Over time you get a feel for which metal pieces will hang onto milk paint and which ones won’t. Those that are super shiny and slick won’t, but milk paint will often stick to those that are a little rougher and have more of a matte finish on them.
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