I took a dark brown spray
spray paint and sprayed the arms and legs. *Designer note before painting any old wood furniture take a
lightly textured sand paper and lightly sand it so that the paint will adhere to the wood. After I lightly
sanded it and painted it I took some leather softner/cleaner and buffed the worn leather and brought it
back to it's original shine. Any hardware store or furniture store carries this kind of cleaner. I used some
from Art Van. After that I had some furniture tacks and lined the arms and back of the chair by
simply eyeing where they went and hammered them in. I found cute little accent pillow at a dollar store for
$1 and voila! Good as new! I find that any piece of furniture can be spruced up with a small accent pillow.
I love that something so small and inexpensive can change the look or color scheme of a room. It's
a perfect little touch for a splash of color or different style. In addition to that, you won't feel guilt
if in one year you become bored with the color or style like I do and feel the need to run to the store and buy
a different color pillow!
So, that's my take on a garage sale chair for $5! Until we shop again....Amy Elizabeth
