Something More ~ DIY Personalized Chair

This maple wood chair was given to me from my Mom, she purchased 3 of these chairs at a garage sale several weeks ago. My Mom redone 2 of the chairs and they look beautiful now!! The first one she redone was a Sweet Hand Painted Yellow Chair and the other one was a Shabby Chic Chair, after seeing how well her chairs turned out I was extremely anxious to start redoing my own. :)

I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with this chair, I knew for starters I had to sand it down pretty well. By the time I finished sanding it I knew what I was going to do with this awesome maple wood chair.

Something More

 

Whew!! Sanding down this chair took like 3-4 hours, I had plenty of time to think about what I was going to do with this chair. I kinda had this list in my head:

White

Distressed

Black Detail

Something More... 

Didn't quite know what the "Something More" was, but I knew it'd be blah if I had just made it white with black details. Anywho, Moving on.

 

 

 

 For the distressed look I was going for I figured I should make a black glaze to go under my white paint, so that when I scuffed up my white paint the black would be revealed. I made the black glaze by mixing up a few different paints together.

1st Coat Of Black Glaze

2nd Coat Of Black Glaze

I've Now Painted White Over The Black Coat

Black Detailing

Something More, Something More.?. Yep, I found it, A pretty little bird to add some life and color to this nice chair.

Stenciled Bird

Lovely Hand Painted Bird

I Really Like How I Put A Feather Texture On The Bird's Chest

Ooo I Love This :)

Ohh how I love this, it's so neat to have the year on this baby and my blog name as well!! (I used a pen to write the % sign)

I assumed this chair would be finished by now, white distressed chair, black detailing, an awesome bird and personal paint on the bottom. I still felt it needed, well... "Something More"

STOP

q-tip, or shall I say quick tip:

If you accidentally smudge your paint you can use fingernail polish remover and a q-tip to fix it, I had a few places on my chair I had to touch up.

Ta Da!!

I was satisfied, I had my "Something More". It was very appropriate, a sweet little bird, and "I'll Fly Away Oh Glory"

I still wanted some color on the back of the chair though.

Yes, I Used A Toothpick.

For Some Reason I Really Like That Random Yellow Sweet Gum Leaf.

I'll Fly Away Oh Glory!

 

This chair turned out a lot better than I thought it would, I'm so happy. The bird is beautiful, the white is simple and the saying is well... Something more.

Made With Something More,

Danimo 

Parties I Will Be Joining:

Monday:

Debbiedoo's

Met Monday

Cedar Hill Ranch

 Tuesday:

Twirl And Take A Bow

Cowgirl Up 

Wednesday:

Wow Us Wednesday

Wicked Awesome Wednesday 

 DIY By Design

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday

Thursday:

Transformation Thursday

Carolyn's Homework

Embracing Change

Friday:

Shine On Fridays

Miss Mustard Seed

Weekend Wrap Up

Feathered Nest Friday 

Saturday:

It's Overflowing

Southern Hospitality