I had a friend message me on one of our social media accounts
about having us refinish her old wooden high chair. She wasn't fully sure on
what she wanted to do, but after browsing through Pinterest and finding
some awesome examples of two toned furniture she thought that would be the best
look for her style. And I’m so happy that she chose the two toned look!
When she first sent me pictures of this high chair I thought
“WOW!!” what a unique piece, as you can see below the wooden high chair
converts into a little kids desk! After researching a little online and looking
over the style of the chair and hardware I believe it is between 1930-40’s,
(correct me if I’m wrong, I’m not highly educated in antiques). But I thought
it was such a unique piece that it needed to be updated so she could flaunt it
in her home!
Not going to lie, but it was pretty filthy (sorry Chelsey!)
haha but with some elbow grease and my handy scraper the gunk didn't stand a
chance! After I got it all cleaned up and pulled apart, I started stripping the
stain. Ah! I know!! It’s never a smart idea to strip an antique of its original
stain and varnish, especially for resale purposes, but Chelsey wanted the Dark
Walnut look and she wasn't looking to sell the piece any time in the future. So
I would rather my customer be able to use the furniture in her home, enjoy it, and
the piece look like it belongs there.
So after stripping the stain, I of course sanded and used
Minwax’s “Dark Walnut” stain then gave it four coats of poly (had to be sure it
could withstand a kid for a while! Lol)
Now that the stain was finished I started painting it in
Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint called “Old White”---one of my favorite colors of
hers!
Two coats and two hours later I started distressing the high
chair, I like to switch it up sometimes from my scraper to sanding pads
depending on the look I’m going for. Lastly I coated it with Annie Sloan’s
Clear and Dark Wax.
I’m so happy with the way it turned out. Hopefully it
withstands another 75+ years of kid abuse!
Here’s another photo of the before and after :) If you are interested in having one of the BC girls refinish
your furniture shoot us an email at bcdesignok@gmail.com
Stay rustic my friends!
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