Tuesday, September 20

DIY - road side find... {before & after}


 I love a good DIY project...and these lovely wooden chairs I found whilst walking around our neighbourhood a good six months ago during hard rubbish.  I was actually going to leave them, as I was walking with the two kids and it began to rain....We decided to cut out walk short, and I saw these beauties.  But, it was raining, and I had a little one that didn't want to walk any further.... So i reluctantly left them...


So we walked back home...and my son said "mum, lets just drive back and get the chairs..." 
"Oh terrific idea!"  I said! 
And so these chairs have sat idle in the shed waiting for a re-vamp. 
They are sturdy and only one little spoke needs some attention, but otherwise I knew a lick of paint would see them sparkle again. 



I set off to Bunnings, for some spak-filla, some paint and brushes.  I sanded, and wiped, I brushed and spent the weekend with the sun on my back and paint brush in hand watching these chairs that were destined for the scrap heap get a second chance....


And here they are.....In all their painted glory! 







 I struggled to decide on a colour, and then wandered around the "miss-tints" shelf at Bunnings.  Its a shelf of varying paint cans all incorrectly tinted and so, drastically reduced.  Seeing as I am not familiar with the whole DIY furniture re-vamp,  I also wanted this to be a minimal cost exercise....
So when I spotted this gorgeous blue - 2L for $20 I grabbed it as well as a small 500ml pot of grey/beige for $4, which I painted the bottom of the legs, just for contrast. 



And here is my own little stylist taking some snaps of the new blue chairs....

Have you had a road-side find re-vamp? 
I think I'm looking forward to the next hard-rubbish!!! 
xx


13 comments:

  1. These chairs are OH SO GORGEOUS! I love finds on the side of the road that look like they've had their day. And then you work your little magic and voila - beautiful!

    I LOVE the colour (and your little photographer). I could eat her!

    Job well done. Now... where to put them? In the house or...?

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  2. Nice work! What colour did you use? I love it! xx

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  3. can't wait to sit on one with one of your lovely lattes in my hand x

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  4. Wow! Your chairs have come up so well...love that colour.
    I have found a few things on the side of the road now and with a little tlc and a lick of paint they always come up spiffingly :)

    x

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  5. What a brilliant find my dear friend! But what an even better makeover!! Love that colour...did just the thing at Bunnings this very morning...those miss tints are the way to go. Wish I could come and try one out. Hope all is lovely :) x

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  6. that blue is just gorgeous
    we got a whole job lot of cafe chairs one day - still waiting for the revamp though!

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  7. LOVE a good road side find - I swear one day during hard rubbish collection I am going to have an accident as I pay more attention to the 'finds' than driving !
    Your chairs (and stylist) are beautiful.

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  8. What makes these chairs more fabulous is the fact that you toiled over it. Hats off to you, Brenda.

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  9. YAY for new chairs! It's a great colour. And love the I&S cushion too, did you make it? I love their stuff. xo

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  10. What a brilliant find, and the colour is gorgeous!!

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  11. Gorgeous! I have a road-side-found chair patiently waiting for its revamp... soon...

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