Tips for Tuesday
I've had this little Adirondack chair for as long as I can remember. My grandfather made it for me, and he passed away when I was six years old so it's something I treasure. It's nice and sturdy but a little worse for wear. I think a nice spruce-up is just what the doctor ordered!
Shelly always uses CeCe Caldwell's paints, and since she's the expert, I followed suit. I started by covering the entire chair in a layer of "Blue Montana Sky." Just one coat covered the original redwood color well. You can see from the photo the paint dried quite a bit lighter than it went on wet.
Next, I used a chipper brush with next to no paint on it and put some strokes of Spring Hill Green here and there. I started practicing on the under side so by the time I got to the surface that's visible I kind of knew what I was doing.
It was still missing something so Shelly suggested doing the same thing with Simply White. To be honest, I had my doubts, but that was exactly what the chair needed. The white really brightened up the paint job.
To give it a bit of an aged look, I took a wet rag and rubbed off some of the paint along the edges of the top, arms and seat.
In my opinion, it turned out pretty good for a first try, and I'm pretty particular :)
Lisa
Very cool chair! Love the paint job, it really came out nice! I agree, it definitely looks even better with the very adorable occupant! :o)
I think it came out really great, and I love the story behind it. I think it's awesome you still have it for your grandkids and it only needs a little paint.
hi from mk's
Very, very cool. I love that this was something you passed down to your grandchild, and is something that can be changed/treasured through the years.