A Rusty Metal Child's Folding Chair Becomes Rustic Fall Decor
September 01, 2021
This little rusty metal folding chair was a $3 purchase at a local flea market AND one of my End of July finds HERE.
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The chair had a fun rusty, worn patina, but I hated these paint drips.
I lucked out when the paint drips scraped off quite easily with a screwdriver.
The stencils are paper so you have to be very careful pressing or punching them out. There are stencils for holidays throughout the year and I have used many of them on holiday projects for this blog.
I taped an oak leaf stencil on the top part of the chair, and pounced on the stencil using Dixie Belle Chalk Finish Paint in Colonel Mustard.
I taped the whole stencil on the seat of the chair.
Paints I used for the leaf stencils included: Dixie Belle Colonel Mustard, Dixie Belle Putty, Dixie Belle Rusty Nail, and Fusion Mineral Paint Bayberry.
I took the chair outside and sprayed on several coats of Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X Cover in Ultra Matte.
Besides adding protection, the spray sealer deepened the stencil colors and gave the rusty patina a smooth finish.
The little chair will likely be displayed this fall on my covered patio.
I really like how my little chair turned out!
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I found 2 of the chairs you redone with the leaves now on the chair. You said that your chair was a $3 find at a flea market. I’m trying to find out the true value of these two chairs. Can you please point me in a direction so I see about get the rid of these along with a snow push plow
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