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If you saw the new rug and seat cushions in my dining room last week {here}, then you might have read that our family tends to fight over the cane backed dining chairs since they are way more comfortable than the ladder back chairs!
While I love the eclectic look of having mismatched chairs, I decided to improve everyone’s dining experience by bringing in a new/old piece of furniture: this vintage cane bench that I found in a thrift store in Savannah about five years ago. Here’s how it looked when I bought it for about $35:
The first time I gave it a new look, I spray painted the bench black using my FinishMax paint sprayer and then recovered the cushion with a black and white dalmatian spot fabric (see that post here).
As always when we share a HomeRight project, we’re hosting a giveaway at the end of this post, so don’t forget to scroll down to enter!
My taste has shifted to a more neutral palette since then, plus this poor little bench has been living in our detached garage for the past two years since we just haven’t had room for it. But when I gave the dining room a spring refresh, I decided to give the bench another makeover.
You can visit my most recent post on the HomeRight blog {here} for more DIY details, but when it came time to paint I reached for my HomeRight Super FinishMax and off the shelf white latex paint. Trust me when I tell you that you never want to paint cane using a brush–you will be there until the end of time!
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When I spray paint I usually go into my side yard, and I almost always set up the HomeRight spray shelter; it protects my project from dust and falling pine cones and also protects my work space from overspray.
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I left the dalmatian spot fabric on while I was painting and then removed it after. While most of the time you’ll be able to remove the cushion before spraying, this one would have been almost impossible to remove and replace. {Side note: I’m by no means an expert on upholstery, but I do have a couple of tutorials here and here if you’d like to learn some of the basics.}
My staple gun and I made quick work of recovering the cushion, and then I simply replaced the gold nailhead trim that was already on the bench.
Nailhead trim is a beautiful finishing touch to any upholstery project; it’s like adding the jewelry to make an outfit perfect.
I didn’t get rid of the ladder back chairs, but they’re in the basement until we know if we can use them in our next house. And no, we don’t know where/if/when we’re moving, but I’ll let you know as soon as we hear something!
While the cane bench and the cane chairs are both vintage and of similar styles, they weren’t purchased together. I think the paint and fabric make them look like they belong together, though.
A couple people have asked about the rug; it’s a 6′ diameter and I’ll link all of my room sources below if you want to take a closer look. I really wanted a 7′ diameter but it wasn’t available in this style and the next size up (8′) would be way too big for this room. In my opinion, design “rules” take a back seat to buying what you love and will use, so I went ahead with the smaller size. I’m thrilled with the quality of this rug, especially given the price!
I use this table as my “office” even though I have a perfectly good office upstairs. Most days will find me set up here with my laptop and I’ve already started using the bench instead of a chair–it’s so comfortable!
You’ve already seen my new-to-me china if you follow us on Facebook. My friend, Danielle, found it at one of our favorite local antique stores. It’s a 56-piece set of Limoges and the monogram on it just happens to be my married monogram. Is that meant to be or what?
I’m pretty sure I’ll be writing a post soon about that china…it’s so amazing. You can see one of the platters and the gravy boat on the top shelf of the china cabinet.
This was a fast and inexpensive project, although if I had used a paint brush I’d probably still be at it!
Wall paint color: Oatlands Subtle Taupe by Valspar | Rug | Fabric |Gold nailhead trim | Similar table (mine is vintage) | Counter stools | Similar chairs | Chandelier | Velvet pillow | Mirror | Clock | “If You Feed Them” Sign |
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