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Old Posted: 03-11-2011 , 09:32 PM #1
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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!!!!!
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Old Posted: 03-11-2011 , 11:35 PM #2
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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!
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Old Posted: 04-11-2011 , 10:03 AM #3
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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.
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Old Posted: 04-11-2011 , 11:59 AM #4
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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 :)
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Old Posted: 04-11-2011 , 02:54 PM #5
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Wow! That's a great job! Well done!
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Old Posted: 04-11-2011 , 04:16 PM #6
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This looks really cool, great job!
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Old Posted: 04-11-2011 , 09:38 PM #7
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That looks fantastic! Well done you!
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Old Posted: 04-11-2011 , 09:41 PM #8
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Fantastic transformation, melissabell.

Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

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Old Posted: 06-11-2011 , 07:42 PM #9
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Great job Melissabell now you'll just have to sit down for a while to enjoy it!!
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Old Posted: 07-11-2011 , 01:51 PM #10
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Love the colour!!
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Old Posted: 07-11-2011 , 06:56 PM #11
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great job
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Old Posted: 08-11-2011 , 11:05 AM #12
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Wow mellissa, great job can't wait to see what you do with the chair, well done ,RubyRuby
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Old Posted: 08-11-2011 , 04:32 PM #13
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looks great! Fair play.
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Old Posted: 08-11-2011 , 10:51 PM #14
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Hi Melissa, showed the chair to my neighbour--she was amazed and delighted to see the transformation.
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