Over the weekend we finished the chair for the writing desk! I love how it turned out, it really has come a long way!
Before:
Seat was removed and the chair was sanded, wiped with microfiber cloth, primed, lightly sanded, wiped with microfiber cloth, and painted with SW Anew Gray Pro Classic with XIM Extender – I picked up a quart over the weekend and it looks fabulous. It is a light to medium gray with brown undertones – I actually think I am going to repaint the dresser as well …
We decided not to use the existing seat because it dipped in the middle (and the foam would move when it was sat in), so I traced the seat and David cut it out with the jigsaw. We used a left over piece of 1/2″ plywood that was used for the headboard and ottoman
I bought a 2″ thick foam square (prepackaged 22″ x 22″) from Joanns – used the plywood seat as a template and a SHARP kitchen knife – we used the filet knife (it cut soooo easily!)
Covered it with batting and Waverly’s Izmir Ikat fabric – Pulled tight on the edges so that the top of the seat would be slightly rounded
I then used an ivory linen fabric I had left over from another project to hide the fabric edges and plywood on the bottom – sorry no picture! – but I cut it approximately to size, rolled the edges and stapled in place
This was a fast and easy project – wish I could say that about the writing desk!
Over the weekend David and I tackled sanding the writing desk – SEVERAL hours later and I am proud to say – it is almost done! I am hoping to finish today.
Over the weekend I ordered Briwax liming wax to finish the desk and it is supposed to be here today – gotta love Amazon Prime with free upgraded shipping!
I just bought wicker seated ladder back Ballard chairs from FB marketplace. The wicker is showing its wear but the frames are perfect. I had tried to think about how to do just this. Your post was perfect. Can’t wait to create a whole new look for them. I paid 10 bucks a piece for them what a find.
Thank you so much! Glad you found it helpful!