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melissabell
03-11-2011, 09:32 PM
Hi,

I got this chair off Eibhlin Ni Sheambrai ages ago and finally got around to upcycling it. It's perfect for my high desk in my work room.

I scrubbed it down and took the seat off and sprayed it bright orange as I'm really into retro. I ground down the metal to take off all the rust and loose paint and then gave it 2 coats of matt black metal paint. I'm so happy with it :)

Thanks a mil Eibhlin!!!!!
mondubics
03-11-2011, 11:35 PM
Well done! If I'd seen it earlier, I would have passed it by .... very quickly. Good to see that you had the imagination to make the transformation!
Eibhlin ni Sheambrai
04-11-2011, 10:03 AM
Hi Melissa, Didn't remember this at all till I saw photos! That was at least a year ago. It belonged to my neighbour. She will be amazed to see the transformation. What type of paint did you use? I can see it was spray painted-the orange bit- but wondering did you have to do anything special to make it cover plastic? Well done, Eibhlin.
melissabell
04-11-2011, 11:59 AM
Hi Melissa, Didn't remember this at all till I saw photos! That was at least a year ago. It belonged to my neighbour. She will be amazed to see the transformation. What type of paint did you use? I can see it was spray painted-the orange bit- but wondering did you have to do anything special to make it cover plastic? Well done, Eibhlin.

Nope it's by Rust-oleum, Painter's Touch Multi- Purpose Paint, says it's for wood, metal and ceramics but it took to it perfectly :)
TickTock
04-11-2011, 02:54 PM
Wow! That's a great job! Well done!
paprika
04-11-2011, 04:16 PM
This looks really cool, great job!
Mensa6
04-11-2011, 09:38 PM
That looks fantastic! Well done you!
Chris P
04-11-2011, 09:41 PM
Fantastic transformation, melissabell.

Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

Regards
Chris P
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sparkwell
06-11-2011, 06:42 PM
Great job Melissabell now you'll just have to sit down for a while to enjoy it!!
Gormal
07-11-2011, 12:51 PM
Love the colour!!
Leahsmam
07-11-2011, 05:56 PM
great job
rubyruby
08-11-2011, 10:05 AM
Wow mellissa, great job can't wait to see what you do with the chair, well done ,RubyRuby
madfrozen
08-11-2011, 03:32 PM
looks great! Fair play.
Eibhlin ni Sheambrai
08-11-2011, 09:51 PM
Hi Melissa, showed the chair to my neighbour--she was amazed and delighted to see the transformation.