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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Mid Century Modern Makeover


Lately, I seem to come across more and more mid century modern pieces of furniture. 
I felt like I hit the jackpot when I came across this pair of mid century bar stools the Salvation Army for only $6.99 each!
One was in a little better shape than the other, but it doesn't matter when you're going to paint them!


A few days after I bought them, I saw the exact same bar stools on Facebook in a photo from 1961. You can see that vintage photo HERE. For being at least 54 years old, the stools were in great shape structurally. They just needed a face lift!

I used chalk paint from Dixie Belle Paint Company and painted the first stool white and added a gray stripe.



For the second stool, I did the reverse and painted it gray with a white stripe.



I'm so glad I chose not to paint them the same!




Now that they've had a little TLC, maybe these bar stools will last another 54 years. I can see it now...
in the year 2069, someone will come across these painted bar stools and feel like they would be perfect...
if they were stripped and stained!
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16 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, I love these! I love that you painted them opposites too! So cool. They would look great in my grey kitchen. Wonderful project!

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  2. My heavens, those stools are awesome, you did great job painting them. Smart to reverse paint job, they look fantastic that way. I went to look at photo you found of stools in 1954. I was 14 yrs. old then and those people could have been my parents with their friends. Happy New Year

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  3. Wow! What a transformation! The bar stools turned out fantastic! I love the scheme you chose! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us! Blessings from Bama!

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  4. you are always bringing old stuff to new life!

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  5. Oh my goodness, I love them! I love how you did them the opposite!

    Tania

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  6. What a great thrifty find. I love the makeover that you did.

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  7. Holy moly, those are so fabulous! The asymmetrical mismatch is just the coolest! I would never have seen the potential in those, great eye you have!

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  8. I love the little stripe! They are so cute being just a little different! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  9. love them they look vintage and so stylish
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  10. These are fantastic - love love love -
    ( I'd even love them with an outside bar - since they sort of follow the adirondack style ! )
    Great find - beautiful transformation!
    xxx

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  11. Those turned out very cute! LOL...I can imagine the same about someone stripping and staining in the future! Seems like the staining vs. painting is always rotating!

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  12. Gorgeous... love how you did opposite colors!!

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  13. How cool! Love your creative mind. :)

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  14. We have a 3 of those back in the 70`s. They were brown/black. My mother have then at the kitchen counter. Great memories. Love mid-century furniture.

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