High Gloss Accent Chairs

You know when you see a piece of furniture and you just have to have it? I have a thing for chairs and these really caught my eye. I’m not sure what style they’re considered but I love them so it doesn’t really matter. They were only $20 each and such a great deal that I just couldn’t pass them up. I’ll show you how I transformed them to High Gloss Accent Chairs for my living room in this post.

High Gloss Accent Chairs

I purchased these chairs several years ago and while I didn’t mind the color they really didn’t play well with anything else in my house. They didn’t look bad in my bedroom but I needed to move them to the living room so a paint job was in order.

We have 2 chairs in the living room that are really worn so instead of buying new chairs I decided to paint these and bring them into the space. Moving furniture and other items around your house can give you a new perspective and uses for what you already have. 

Start by lightly sanding the chairs to give the new paint something to hold onto. Using spray paint gives it the smooth and shiny surface I was going for plus it’s much faster. I used about 1 1/2 cans of spray primer and 2 cans of paint on the chairs. So only one coat of primer and 2 light coats of paint per chair. Since I was painting them gray I used a gray primer. 

I love the back of these chairs and felt like they just called for a high gloss paint. The only bad thing about the gloss paint is that it is very sticky while spraying and until it dries. My hair was even sticky. It was so windy that I had to paint in the garage so next time I use a high gloss paint I’ll make sure I can paint outside.

The paint is Rustoleum Gloss Protective Enamel in Smoke Gray. This paint takes longer to dry so keep that in mind for project deadlines. The surface is beautifully shiny and smooth just as I had hoped. Read the paint label for drying times but I would add addition time for chairs since you will be adding cushions and sitting on them. 

The chairs had protective feet but they were pretty damaged and some were even missing. It was easy to find replacement feet at the hardware store but I would suggest taking an old one with you to make sure you get the correct size. You can easily pry the old ones off using a flat head screwdriver.

The new ones are easy to add on by tapping them with a hammer. I couldn’t leave the bottom without protection. Because of paint build up on the bottom of the legs they could easily scratch wood or snag carpet surfaces.

I was going to sew cushions for the chairs but I found these pretty large pillows and thought I’d give them a try. I like the way they look and the chairs are really comfortable so I’m in no hurry to sew cushions.

They turned out so great and it’s the perfect color for the living room. The paint bug has bit me again so I’ll be searching for what I can paint next.

Update: The chairs have moved back to our bedroom and I still have the same cushions on them. They’ve held up so nicely especially with the use they endured in the living room. It’s nice to have this little sitting area in the bedroom again.

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