Curbside Bar-Height Chair

UPDATE June 2, 2018: I ended up cutting a few inches off the legs to make this chair fit under our table. Yes, it fits. No, it's not super stable. The kids have learned the hard way to not twist and wiggle in the chair too much or it tips over. Turns out that the angle of the legs helped stabilize the chair.

My takeaway from this transformation: do not shorten the legs on a bar-height chair if they are not at a 90degree angle.












I actually have no idea what style this chair is called. Bar stool? Bar height chair? Fun-spinning-chair (kiddos term)? Let's call it a Bar-Height Chair.

Anyways, after dropping my daughter off at school we snake thru the surrounding neighborhoods for treasure. I found this chair next to a saddle and old coffee table. Being short a horse, I left the saddle, and too many car-seats with diapered bottoms in them kept me from scooping up the coffee table. Chair it was.

Seat was a bit worn but the rest of the chair was protected by a thick layer of dust. lol

oh look, my personality comes in a paint color
haha

Couple sloppy coats of homemade chalk paint in Moody Blue as seen here.



Then wiped on/wiped off with walnut stain. Pictured below: the forelegs have been stained but not the back legs. Stain adds a slightly green tint. Love how the stain highlights the grooves and nicks adding more charm.

Sealed with polycrylic.

The Final Result: 

Its a pretty pop of color in my otherwise neutral breakfast nook. 

with shortened legs

original length legs

I adore how the stain calls attention to the grooves and other time-worn areas.

Despite this chair as a tipping danger, it is a favorite for the boys and our male guests. Since it sits a little higher than our other kitchen chairs its a more comfortable fit with their long legs. And it matches my kitchen table bench.

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