My Dining Room Project: Chairs Complete

Good news!  My husband finished re-attaching the chair seats, so my company later tonight will have an easier time sitting down. . . .  Like any dramatic reveal, here is the "before" (picked up six of these for $12 a piece):

Floral fabric circa 1980 and glossy wood finish

And, after their little makeover. . . .

While not a hard process, it did take a little time (and alot of spray paint).  First, I removed the chair seats and got to sanding.

I ended up using 10 cans of spray paint (Valspar white gloss from Lowe's).  I'm sure I lost some brain cells from inhaling the fumes.  All I can say is thank goodness for those little spray paint guns, which made the job much easier. 

Next, on to recovering the cushions.  I wanted a more modern fabric so that the chairs didn't end up looking too "sweet" with their curvy lines.  I went with this Raymond Waites outdoor fabric because of its durability and cost.

Because the cushions already had a couple of layers of fabric, I removed the floral.  And found this (yikes, even worse!):

Trying to forget about the hard life these cushions have seen, I quickly got my staple gun and began recovering, folding the front and back over first.

Not too far off from my original inspiration pics.

I really like the way they turned out and the contrast they provide to my large, black table. 

Here's the final tally:

6 chairs at $12.50 each = $75

3 yards of lattice fabric at $8/yd = $24

10 cans of white spray paint at $3.50 each = $35

Grand total = $134 or $22.33 per chair!