This week and
probably into next week I will be spending quality time making over some
chairs. These chair are all that were left after I gave up a up the huge
matching dining table in exchange for fitting my kitchen islands in my
apartment. Recently, I purchased a folding table to play table games, which is
espresso and black. I decided to do these old dining room chair is the same
colors. The chair on the left is still in transition as I have to de-gloss
it However, I believe this stain will mixed with black and I might strip
the chair and find color of stain closer to what I am seeking. Or, since the
center of the table is black, settle for the de-glossing.
Below is my
first video in this project. It shows my current progress with the chair and
what is looked like before. Its accents parts needs cleaning up a bit. I used
some painter's tape to keep the stain out, but next time I will make the strips
wider so the stain does not get beneath it.
Moreover, I am
in a decision stage, because as I stated above this first chair is too glossy
and dark for my taste (more black than espresso), so I might just strip it and
find a shade of shade closer to the folding table I just purchased.
Decisions.
Decisions.
Since the sun is
out now, I wanted to show this chair is a little light. As I stated it still
needs work, but you can see where I am going with this project.
Until next time,
Chow
Update 02/16/2018: The espresso stain was indeed tampered with by adding some black stain. I reported it to Amazon, and they refunded my money. Seeing how is this has happened I decided to strip the chair and stain it along with its mates a different shade. I have purchased my new stain and supplies from our local Lowe's. I also selected a color stain closer to the the wood portion of the table pictured above. Stay tuned for the new post on this project.
Chow, Darlings.