So my little Zoey is now almost 18 months old. I have been neglecting my blog for almost a year.
I've achieved a ton of home improvement projects in the past year, working during naps and school vacation time when daycare was open and I was off work. (We have to pay for daycare even if Zoey doesn't go, so she went to visit with her pals there while I got some stuff done.)
My latest project was another inspired by Young House Love. (If you haven't read their blog, you totally should go check it out.) They had a hand me down tall toddler chair that Sherry painted for their daughter Clara. Zoey likes to sit at the table with us, so I kept my eyes open for a similar chair for Zoey. I found one secondhand from a nice lady who retired from my school district and I went to work to update it.
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| Ready for paint! |
Last year, Marden's had a HUGE sale on spray paint-the good stuff, so I stocked up on some fun colors figuring I'd do something with them some day.
I cleaned the chair and deglossed it with some TSP substitute, then set to work. I primed it with Rustoleum 2x primer (it took 2 cans). I kept the chair upright and tried to bend my arms in crazy ways to get underneath. I should have done the underside first, then flipped it upright. I ended up with lots of drippy primer that had to be sanded off. Live and learn.
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| Primed! |
Once it was dry enough to recoat, I painted it with Rustoleum's "Lagoon," a dark turquoise. I did the underside first, then flipped it upright to do the rest. It took 2 full cans.
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| Watching paint dry. |
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| After 2 coats |
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| Dry enough to move into the house! |
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| Zoey seems to like it! |
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| Zoey learned a new word! "Chair!" |
