revamped directors chairs

 

  I have some directors chairs on my veranda. 

I picked them up at garage sales for $2 each years ago. 

I used to have them covered with proper covers, but they deteriorated and needed to be replaced.  

I couldn't find any in the colours I wanted and they are not cheap. 

I was going to make some new covers out of old sheets but after cutting one out wrong I never got back to it.

They looked ugly and none of them matched.

I was inspired by a picture in a home magazine as well as this blog and I decided to go the whole hog and revamp them myself.

First we pulled off the old seats and backs.

Here is B4 helping to get them off.

 I washed them with decking cleaner to get rid of the mildew stains and gave them a light sand.

 

 I painted them all in white. 

I used an outdoor paint and also added a mould/mildew retardant. 

 

 I found a natural coloured canvas and made some new seats and backs, using the old ones as a template.

 

VCH helped me to staple the seats in place.

Here is one completed. 

Last week we had a council cleanup and I found four more on the side of the road for free!

I just need VCH to cut the legs slightly so they fit under the table on the veranda, and then I can do them up as well.