I happen to find a set of six vintage sheild back dining chairs ...
yahoo they are gorgeous however,
two of the chairs had serious breaks.
Do you think that was going to stop me!
I love repairing wood.
I had to scrape out all the old glue from an early repair attempt.
All the repairs I made were secured with 3" screws conceiled in the frame.
Reglued, filled, sanded, and details recarved as you can see below.
When this chair had been repaired before somehow most of the details had been lost.
Here are the two chairs after being repaired.
I primed and painted the chairs in my signature white.
It's a semi gloss custom color.
Reupholstered the seats top and bottom.
I'm very happy with the results.
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You did a great job, you never tell those chairs were broken
ReplyDeleteRasha @ mychampagnetaste
You rock girlfriend!
ReplyDeleteYou're like the fixer of all fixers! Wish you lived next door to me, I get tired of looking out the window at hay bales all day long.
The picture of your chairs in the van cracked me up. They look like they were on their way to a party or something. Okay, 'nough said, I've got goofyitis right now, but I am always impressed with the quality of your repairs.
a hui hou - Shelly
Those chairs are beautiful! I have the same set and would love to paint them, but they need some repairs first. The backs (shields) have begun to break down. The layers of wood have separated and are splintering. Any ideas of a way to repair?
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIES!! Lovin' that white gloss!
ReplyDeletei love regluing and repairing furniture, too! i even like scrapin' old glue, so i'm kinda wacko.
ReplyDeletegreat job on these chairs!
amy
I am amazed! I have a bunch of furniture in the basement that needs fixing. Wanna come over? Thanks for linking to Wicked Awesome Wednesday!
ReplyDeletegreat job, I could definitely use this tutorial. thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThose chairs were so lucky they found you! Gorgeous, just gorgeous.
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