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    Handpainted Betsy Ross Flag Chair

    Furniture Painting, Holiday & Seasonal, Patriotic Decor

    Yesterday, I told you about my awesome yard sale score of four (likely antique, but definitely vintage) Lexington Furniture wooden chairs for less than $5 each.

    The first got a “refreshing” coat of paint, my tribute to Coca-Cola. In case you’ve forgotten, here’s my Coca-Cola chair:

    As much as I despise painting chairs — all those spindles make for hundreds of “missed-a-spot” moments — I couldn’t leave these babies brown for long.

    For Chair #2, I took inspiration from a pair of patriotic swags I bought for $2 total — take that Plow & Hearth! — at a yard sale. Can’t wait to hang these babies on my front porch for the 4th, but I digress.

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    The flag swags and the recent Memorial Day weekend put me in a patriotic mood, so I set out to transform one of my chairs with a flag motif.

    The before:

    And the after:

    The seat and back got a coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Aubusson Blue (one of my favorite colors!). The legs and spindles, I painted Emperor’s Silk, and the stretchers and center spindle I painted Old White.

    I went back and forth over how to decorate the seat and asked my husband for his opinion, too. Initially, I thought of doing just a single star on the seat, but decided that would look too Lone Star State, and Texas wasn’t the statement I was trying to make. Eventually, I settled on Betsy Ross’s flag with a star for each of the 13 colonies — fitting since I live in North Carolina. Here’s a good look at the stars:

    I made a stencil using my Silhouette Cameo and painted the circle of stars on in Old White. As with the Coca-Cola chair, I sanded this chair BEFORE waxing it because I wanted it to look old, weathered and somewhat distressed. I finished it all with a couple coats of clear wax and buffed it to a shine.

    I couldn’t be happier with how this turned out. I think the chair looks quite nice on my front porch alongside my red-and-white petunias and that terrific bandana print tablecloth that I bought right out of the display window of a new favorite shop, Vintage Cottage in Asheboro, N.C. As much as I love the chair, though, I think I’ll be selling it this weekend at Craft at the Crossing Art Festival in Huntersville, N.C.

    Linking up to the following parties:

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    Filed Under: Furniture Painting, Holiday & Seasonal, Patriotic Decor Tagged With: chalk paint, painted furniture, silhouette cameo

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    1. Annie

      June 28, 2015 at 8:22 am

      Oh now I love this! You did an awesome job Julie! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    2. The House at Bluebird Lane

      June 09, 2012 at 12:12 am

      LOVE your Betsy Ross chair! It should definitely hang out with my dresser! 🙂

      Reply
      • Atta Girl Amy

        June 11, 2012 at 3:03 pm

        They should be pals, for sure!

        Reply
    3. JoAnne

      June 08, 2012 at 11:50 pm

      I love this chair! You did a wonderful job on it.

      Reply
      • Atta Girl Amy

        June 11, 2012 at 3:02 pm

        Thanks, JoAnne!

        Reply
    4. Kathryn Cain

      June 08, 2012 at 11:49 am

      love both…like you chairs drive me crazy…yes miss a spot…but these ideas…rock. If you do not mind…I may steal the idea…but before stated…I will do a single stare …I do live in Texas…we have a big parade and rodeo..right down the street where the shop I have my stuff sells from….your patriotic chair will sell first day I bet

      how did you post two pics

      Reply
    5. Diane @ The Checkered Apple

      June 08, 2012 at 9:55 am

      Amy,
      Love your patriotic chair and it looks perfect on your porch too!
      Thanks so much for coming to my Patriotic Link Party! Have a great weekend at the craft festival!

      Reply
      • Atta Girl Amy

        June 11, 2012 at 3:03 pm

        Thanks, Diane. Love the link party. Can’t wait to check out some of the newest links.

        Reply
    6. Kristen

      June 08, 2012 at 9:36 am

      I LOVE what you did with those chairs…just awesome!

      Reply
      • Atta Girl Amy

        June 11, 2012 at 3:03 pm

        Thank you, Kristen.

        Reply
    7. debra j

      June 07, 2012 at 10:05 am

      nice! i have an affinity for “older” pieces of furniture, and if i can find a likely chair, i might do one of these for my front porch stoop or yard for the 4th of july (to hold a plant or something). looks good! thanx!
      debra

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