I love stumbling on something unexpectedly that brings back a childhood memory from years ago, don’t you?!?! I was doing one of my little random thrift store searches the other day when the memory of these chairs from my childhood came rushing back to me. Our old house in Snoqualmie had this great atrium space where we had several bird cages {I think finches?!} and these great 1970′s wicker pieces. The chairs {as I remember at least} were these huge rounded back almost egg shaped chairs. Well I was walking thru the local Goodwill the other day when I spotted these beauties!! A pair of the same shape wicker chairs, only smaller, in great condition. I couldn’t believe it!! They came with not so lovely cushions {which i returned to the Goodwill for someone else to hopefully use} and were in need of some fresh paint but sturdy and just begging to call my teeny tiny front balcony their new home. All it took to make these babies porch worthy was a few cans of spray paint {Krylon Paint & Primer color: Smoke Gray} and some round cushions that are the perfect fit! {lovingly donated to the cause by the wonderful “Miss A”}. For the first time in {ugh} 6 years our little front balcony is now a great place to enjoy a cup of tea in the morning or a refreshing cocktail in the evening. {and these make a nice seating group with our new little bonsai family too!}
Happy DIY-ing {and thrift store shopping!!}
~ Jillian
omg loving how they turned out!! jealous!
The cushions make them awesome!!
XO
J
I just love these! Nice job and GREAT find!
Thanks lady! I know right…great find…and they were a STEAL of a deal too!! Now my little bitty porch is a lovely place to sit!
XO
J
Love the chairs! I found chairs for our porch….still trying to figure out which colour I love more. Ahhh the choices.
Thanks! There are so many choices…i’m trying to work on the back deck now and can’t make up my mind!!! Good luck…send in pics when you do.
XO
J
Those look AMAZING in grey! Love it! What a wonderful thrift store find. Sarah
Thanks! I am SO happy with them…and it was such a simple update {we actually use our front porch now!}
XO
J
This inspires me to turn my wicker chairs into something colourful…and before reading this I was just about to get rid of them…Thanks for saving my chairs
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Yeah! I’m so glad the chairs are saved!! Send in a pic when u pick your color.
XO~J
What a lovely update to those chairs. My mom used to have a pair of them, too!
Thank you! We actually had a larger version of them when i was a kid…that’s why they caught my eye at goodwill!!
XO
~ J
I like that you used color. I’m wanting to paint some old wicker pieces I have. How many coats of paint did you use and also how many cans did it take per chair? I’d appreciate your advice.
Thank you! I would say i probably did about 2 coats per and used 2 cans of spray paint. There are a few areas i’ve noticed that need a little extra paint and i’ve also considered doing a clear coat over the top to better protect.
Hope that helps!! Send in before and after pics of your pieces when you complete them!
XO
~J