chair facelift

i don't know what it is but the new year has brought out the desires to 'freshin' things up around my home.  i've moved a few things and have even given some things new purposes.  a task i took on TWO days before Christmas is my fave so far....

i have this dinning set that my grandmother had given me about 15 yrs ago and it's hard to say how long she had it before that.  it's a sentimental thing as i love my grandmother to pieces and it reminds me of her often.  BUT...it's looking a little rough with having three kiddos use and abuse them, the chairs needed something.  so, i took the seats off...recovered them with some discount fabric.  off to the garage to sand the chairs down (i usually do a project while hubby is gone so i can dig through his tools and experiment without him standing over me questioning my logic. lol  i managed to sand them down, paint them a couple coats of coalmine black paint and rough up some of the edges for the distressed look.  after they were air blown off (love that hubby has oodles of tools, lol) i sprayed them with a clear coat, kind of a kid protection, if you will. lol  screwed the newly covered seat cushions back on and they were good to go.  now, i always keep a table cloth on my table so i plan to just refinish the table legs soon.  

before:

(notice the marker at the front of the chair wood trim part....nice. not.)

there were soooo many dints and dings in them that they desperately needed SOMETHING.

after:

sorry not the best of photos but i gave up after several tries one evening.  i know, i know...should take them during the daylight. lol

thanks for looking...hope this inspires someone to give something a facelift. :)