Update on the chair

Here is the chair I started with. This is actually a favorite chair of mine as it sits me at the correct height for doing things at the table.

It is sturdy, strong, and cost me all of $5 at a barn sale. Rich said I'd ruin it by painting it. But I like color and this chair was begging to be prettier. I started by sanding it as much as possible and then just got going.

I rarely plan colors. I just start and go with the flow of what feels right. Blues and greens seemed to be what the chair wanted. Somehow the purple snuck in, but I really liked it.

You may not be able to see it but there are 7 shades of blue-green and green on this chair.

So the seat is covered with Chalk Paint, that old color green that is found on really old chairs under a brown paint like my Christmas Chair [it is patiently waiting for its turn with the paints]. 

Anything turquoise-ish is sort of my favorite color to paint. 

I like greens also. I like anything that is colorful and bold.

The chalk paint is pricey but really spreads nice on the larger parts of the chair.

Those little bottles of acrylic paint for crafts really go a long way. I was surprised at how much coverage I can get with a tiny 2 fl oz bottle of paint. 

The purple just happened. I don't know why but I thought it would just be appropriate for the middle of the back of the chair.

I was stumped by what to do with the bottom half of the chair. I added another chalky blue-green paint I used for the first chair I did for the rungs underneath. That gave this chair 8 shades of greenish colors. 

I tried a few different things for the front legs. I thought I'd use two tones for it and then decided to go with purple again.

I couldn't decide if I wanted the metallic purple or the flat purple. I liked the darker color with the shiny surface.

It will take a few coats to get it to look even.

When I am finished with the painting, I go back to touching areas up. Then I will do a little bit of stressing and sanding to give anyone looking at the chair [mostly me] a way to see beneath the paint in areas to remind me what was underneath.

The chair will be finished off with a Satin Sealer and after a couple of coats, it will then reside in its honorable spot around the table. I've done this before and the painted chairs stand up quite well to everyday use.

Don't get me wrong. I appreciate the beauty of wood and the wood grains. But I also crave color and cheer. My old unmatched chairs that sit around the pretty table all want to be works of art as well as chairs.

And there it is, vibrant and ready to take its place around the table.