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You might remember that I’ve been working on a full room revival in my SIL’s master bedroom {My brother lives there, too}. We started with some outdated but beautiful furniture that she was ready to toss. She had some good arguments: ‘I’ve had it forever. I’ve more than gotten my money out of it.’ That […]

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Happy Monday Everyone! Over the weekend I embarked on yet another painting project! This beautiful chair has been sitting in my garage being neglected for the past 4 months just waiting to be painted. Thankfully I finally found some extra time to get it done so I thought I would share with you the finished product & maybe inspire some of you to go and paint something in your own home seafoam... & did I mention, I am absolutely in love with this color! Paint Color: Olympic Morning Breeze When we got the chair (for free I might add!) the seat was covered in this ugly terry cloth maroon towel, which needed to be changed, immediately. Burlap to the rescue! So, what do y'all think?! :)

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There's nothing easier than refinishing wrought iron furniture. I do it on a regular basis and it's as simple as wielding a paint can! If you're in the market for some patio furniture and you happen upon a well-used set of wrought iron, grab it quick. You can freshen it up in no time and have it looking like new. We've had our set for years now. It's been through a myriad of colors. We bought it when our seven kids were young. Buying something indestructible during that time in our lives was always appealing. Years later there's nary a dent in it and with a new coat of paint it still looks fabulous. Last year I painted this furniture a combination of lime green and turquoise, which definitely brightened our up our backyard! It went from drab tan... to lime and turquoise in the space of a couple of hours. The last couple of weeks I've been working on recovering the patio chair pads and the cushions (above) that I had inadvertently left out over the winter. They were worn and faded and in need of some beautiful new fabric -- fabric that competed with those turquoise chairs... I decided to paint them a beautiful satin espresso color that I found at Home Depot. Generally speaking we Mormons try to distance ourselves from espresso and the like. In this case I couldn't get enough. That deep, dark coffee color was a perfect way to compliment the new fabric on the cushions. {If only that paint came in a "scratch and sniff" version, I'll admit to inhaling as I walk down the coffee isle at the grocery store. ;o) } I really like how the cushions become the focus with this new coat of paint... To refurbish wrought iron you only have to clean the surface -- either with a damp cloth or by spraying it down with water and letting it dry. Then, use a good quality spray paint and paint away. I used four cans of paint for all these pieces -- 4 chairs and a table. In a couple of hours you'll have a brand-new-looking set! FYI: May I recommend Scotts Turf Builder as a really good fertilizer for a lawn. It's the second best thing to spray painting your lawn a bright spring green {as illustrated in the pictures above}.

PAINTED FILING CABINET | AFFORDABLE OFFICE MAKEOVER | HOW TO USE CHALK PAINT IN A SPRAYER We scored this filing cabinet for free from someone who was moving. It’s great storage for the office but “Ma’s Files” and the boring color needed to go. Make sure you have a super sweet professional set up like ours with drop cloths hanging from the garage doors you plan to paint in front of, haha! Before any painting began we numbered the drawers on the back. I recommend doing this for anything with drawers, because they can often be slightly different, and you don’t want them to get mixed up when you go to put them back. We also wiped down the filing cabinet. Any good household cleaner will do. We sprayed the handles with this spray paint. I just had this on hand because we love gold! We love how quickly a paint sprayer makes projects like these, so we used BB Frösch with our favorite Home Right Finish Max sprayer. If you don’t add BB Frösch Paint Transformer, your paint won’t stick, so don’t skip this part! First, we mixed our BB Frösch Paint Transformer with water. The key here is to stir to a doughnut glaze consistency, then add more water after adding your paint (because you will need to thin slightly for use in a sprayer.) We mixed our powder and water in the hopper that comes with the sprayer because it comes with handy-dandy lines showing where to fill the paint to. We planned to mix up half a quart of paint. Note: We would have used less paint had we brushed, but sprayers have overspray and typically use more paint. For half quart of paint, use 4 HEAPING Tablespoons of BB Frösch Paint Transformer with at least 6 Tablespoons of water (add a little more if the mixture is too thick or clumpy.) If you use the Homeright Finishmax, your sprayer should come with a viscosity cup, which makes knowing how much to thin your paint a breeze. You want your paint to run through the entire cup at approximately 35 seconds. If it takes longer, your paint is too thick, so add 1/2 Tablespoon at a time until you get the right consistency. Note: Paint brands, sprayers, and your idea of heaping tablespoons all differ, which make it impossible to have a hard and fast rule about exactly how much to thin your paint for use in a sprayer. It helps to refer to the directions that come with your sprayer. You can see here we just poured the paint right into the hopper after mixing the paint transformer and water together. The color we used is a Benjamin Moore “Hale Navy,” but we had our friendly Home Depot paint guy mix it for us using Behr paint. Be sure to mix your paint and powder/water mixture WELL. You may want to run it through a paint strainer. Once your paint, paint transformer, and water are the desired consistency you may begin spraying. PRO TIP: Make sure your first coat is THIN! This will help ensure boning. It will look a little crazy but you will be blown away by just the second coat. Can you see this coverage?! This is the SECOND coat! We’re tellin’ ya, our paint transformer is magic! We went one direction for the first coat the other direction for the second (horizontal then vertical). We really let the paint cure before sealing. We waited about 2 hours. We are in a warm, dry state. If you are anywhere with humidity then wait longer. We always recommend using a water based poly so it won’t yellow. This one was in the clearance bin because the can was dented. So, we gave it a try for this project. Once the filing cabinet was painted, we cleaned out the sprayer and then used it to spray on the poly. We used the same technique we used for painting. Follow the directions on the can to know how many coats to do and how long to wait between coats. Note: You won’t need to thin your poly. Once painted and sealed, Kami put the hardware back on. We are in love, and once again, negotiating over who gets this beauty for their office! Alright, obsessed would be an understatement! This is the perfect touch to our home office. Yup, we love what we do and we have a lot of fun doing it! Be sure to always tag us in your BB Frösch Projects!

I know that isn't my normal "Furniture Friday" headline... but, stay with me here. Google Reader is on it's way out...gone for good by July 1st. Buh-bye! Oh well...have no fear...you can follow The Vintage Barn lots of ways! Follow via Bloglovin Follow via Facebook Follow via Pinterest Follow via Twitter Follow via Google+ You can find these buttons on the right hand side of my blog (yep, right over there.) Stay connected with The Vintage Barn and keep up on cool yard sale furniture makeovers, BIG home decorating ideas on a small budget (bathroom makeover = $150!) and delicious and easy recipes! I sure hope you will follow along...there's lots going on around here!! Have a great weekend! Love & Junk~ Julie

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