You should all know by now that I basically live at Salvation Army. So it should be no surprise to you that I stalked these chairs, 5 of them to be exact-until they were marked down to my favorite percentage off—yes 75% off! I paid $30 buckaroos, for 5 vintage cane chairs.
Did I need 5 vintage cane chairs? No. But I wanted two of them, so I craigslisted the other 3. It’s so funny how those with creative minds can see far beyond, the ugly, the dirty, the sometimes wobbly or GREEN items at these thrift stores-I think that other people just couldn’t get past the green on these chairs!
Uh, Hello!!! The 70’s called and they want there neon green fabric back!
Ugh! I know!
I’ve seen lots of these chairs pop up over blog land. I had originally planned on painting these–my fav Almond Cream Behr paint, but after googling vintage cane chairs, I found lots of different variations for finishes.
credit: Alchemy Fine Living—Really loving the white!
credit: apartment therapy-Loving the red and black too!
credit: Small Burst
But, I ultimately decided to keep them au naturale (or with their original finish). I also just recovered the cushion with left over drop cloth from this chair redo.
Now I’ve created a small conversation area in my living room. Please ignore my window treatments(I’m trying to make sense of this area right now, lol). Check out my table though, (it was a roadside treasure! it’s old and faded and the finish is peeling and I love it!)
Shall we call this fading and peeling patina?, yes we shall . . .
It’s leather topped with a beautiful design . . .
So, What do you think? should I paint them or keep them the way that they are?
Wow you got a great deal, those chairs are fabulous.I like them in the natural wood but painted looks great too. I'm no help LOL. If you live with them a while you will get an answer, the space will tell you what it wants. That's what I do anyway…seems to work out okay.
5 chairs for 30 bucks! Woo-hoo! You got an awesome deal Carli. The SA in my area is a little overpriced, they had furniture in there for $700. UNBELIEVABLE!!I really love the new look of your chairs. They look perfect with your table. They look nice with your pillows too.
these look fab. And 5 for $30-LOVE IT! We'll have these chairs for quite sometime. Just changing up the covering makes such a huge difference. BTW-Love your blog!
Looks Awesome! But why not that awesome vintage green fabric (LOL) Yea, it needed the love you gave it! Great job!
Love the idea that you left the table in the "found" condition….sometimes these orphans just need to be loved as is….