Friday, December 3, 2010

Restoring a desk chair

My project this week has been to restore an old desk chair.  I picked up this chair for a song, and it was in pretty good nick. 

I have given the timber a light sand and wax with a product called Howard Feed n Wax , and I have sanded and oiled the metal - but I was keen to retain the old aqua paint that was there, so I tried hard not to sand the painted areas too much.

I am very happy with the outcome. 

Unfortunately I don't really have a location in my house for the chair, but I have put it in my bedroom for the time being.  It will be good for collecting clothes!