I drove past these chairs for over a week. They were sitting on the side of the road, on Butterfield in Sleepy Hollow. I thought - it’s fabric, I can’t do fabric… but alas, after a week I pulled over and stuck these guys in the back of my car. What did I have to lose?

Well, it ends up that not only is recovering cushions (not professionally) easier that I thought, it ends up these chairs were in great shape and they were from Ethan Allen!

In all transparency these chairs sat outside for a good 3 weeks before I did anything. I wasn’t quite sure how to refinish them - the original style was dated, and I don’t know many people that use formal dining rooms anymore. After some time it came to me, these chairs needed to be more practical. Chairs that were made for the kitchen or eating area, not for formal dining. They needed to be easy to clean, and able to take a little beating.

The Details:

Three coats of bright white paint, and finished with a high-gloss/easy to clean sealer. The cushions are recovered in a Nate Berkus pattern. The fabric is sturdy (denim-like), and is then sprayed with Scotchguard for more protection. The cushions screw into the chairs, therefore fixed and unable to fall off.

There are 5 chairs in all, 2 of the chairs have arms. On one chair the back wicker panel is sticking out just a little bit, but other than that these chairs are in great shape.