Antique Chair turned Planter in Bold Red

Pier One to Pottery Barn Trunk Makeover

A client brought in this Pier One trunk/coffee table to be painted. They wanted the finished product to be in the style of Pottery Barn furniture. The result was just what they envisioned. Now this updated, custom painted trunk/coffee table is ready to go back home and give them years of service.

This very worn old antique chair received the best makeover to give it new purpose and life!!

Years of use and wear then spending time in the elements being stored in various farm outbuildings had this antique chair looking a bit worse for wear.

but it was in for an extreme makeover starting with a really good scrub then the warped veneer layers clamped and left to dry.

Once it was dry, the layers were lifted and wood glue smeared around

then again clamped flat.

The chair top is now ready to cut out the center to become a planter.

Using a nail in the chair center and a string, a 8 1/2" circle was drawn to fit perfectly within the solid wood seat support frame.

then carefully cut out with a jigsaw.

The overhang on the right side where the veneer was reglued was cut off and all sanded to lift old finish then wiped clean ready to paint.

Fun and bold, Fort York red from Fusion Mineral Paint was brushed on in two coats.

When both coats were dry, the entire chair was distressed sanded to keep the aged worn feel. To further age it and seeing it will be used outside, Rustoleum antiquing glaze was wiped on and off. This added the perfect finish to this sweet chair.