If you follow me over on my & , you've probably already noticed that I've been essentially living in our garage, painting furniture like a maniac. I've been bit by the DIY bug, and no piece of wood is safe from my paint brush! While the original look of the dining table was nice, I knew immediately that I wanted to switch out the legs for something with more of a farmhouse look. Thanks to the beyond fabulous folks over at  , I ordered 4 of these deliciously chunky   in a gorgeous unfinished hard maple. I still squeal every time I see them, they are the PERFECT farmhouse table legs! With the help of the amazing folks over at , I decided to paint the table apron, legs and all of the chairs with   in the colors   &  , in addition to a topcoat of  . To apply the Chalk Paint, I also used Annie Sloan's FABULOUS  . I do intend to do a full review of this particular brush as well, because frankly, it deserves a post all it's own.. yes, it's really that amazing. Last but not least, (sheww.. we're almost there folks!) we upholstered the dining chairs with a gorgeous new fabric from  .

The fabric is Lacefield Design's popular 'Document' fabric in the colors  (top) and  (bottom). I highly recommend this fabric for any upholstery projects that you may have in mind; not only is the french script pattern on trend, its also very heavy and durable. & for more information about Chalk Paint decorative paint by Annie Sloan visit these links, & to see more of my DIY projects, along with easy to follow video tutorialsCopyright © 2015 - 2017 Celebrating everyday life with Jennifer Carroll . Created by Blog Copyright.Skip to main content Home » Decorating » 10 Favorite Dining Room Furniture Pieces Unify solo thrift store and hand-me-down wood dining chairs into a set by painting them all the same color. Courtesy of West Elm Hayden Dining Bench ($499; solid mango wood), West Elm Using bench seats in lieu of backed chairs helps small dining spaces live large. Courtesy of Serena & Lily Tucker Chair ($188; solid wood; nine colors), Serena & Lily

Choose multiple colors of the same chair design as a playful-but-modern way to add color to a dining space. The Classic Cafe Dining Chair ($149; solid wood frame; three fabric colors), West Elm Keep it simple—and elegant—with the timeless design of oval back dining chairs. The Carson chair ($558), Serena & Lily Add texture and comfort to your dining room with a woven chair design. We love the model picutred here, with a stained ebony finish on the wood frame and a graphic weave of tonal stripes.best office chair for petite The Lucy Chair ($450; 6 colors), Bend Goodsikea urban chair green Add graphic elegance to a neutral dining table with metallic metal chairs. leather wing chair canadaThe mid-century modern-inspired model pictured here offers seat pads for extra comfort.hanging egg chair stand

Grand ceilings don't always call for grand furnishings. Here, a low table and stools balance a dining room's double-height ceilings. Modern Expandable Dining Table ($899; white lacquered engineered wood body with solid wood legs), West Elm Like a cozy four-top when it's just your family, but also entertain often? Time for an expandable table. This Scandinavian modernism-inspired model expands from 60-inches to 80-inches wide.dining room chairs seattle Mid-Century Bar Cabinet ($799; walnut veneer on solid eucalyptus wood base), West Elmbest buy chairman steps down Beyond your dining table and chair scene, consider a dining room bar unit. (You know, a little classier than your pantry liquor shelf).Facebook   Pinterest Visit My About Page » ×This has been a project at least a year in the making since I bought these really worn out dining chairs on craigslist for $40 for a set of 6.

The fabric was torn and the padding dry rotting. My kids had a field day pulling it apart every night at dinner. I had originally hoped to save the caned back but they were just too damaged. So for a year we sat on them and ate and thought about how to make them pretty again. Eventually I fell in love with the Summer Blooms in Navy fabric from Spoonflower and decided it would look amazing on the back of our dining chairs. And so the idea to pad the back of the chairs was born. The first thing we did was remove the bottom cushions. Then using an exacto knife my husband cut away the caning. To make a foundation for our new chair back cushions we cut underlayment to fit the chair frame. Below you can see my husband tracing out the cuts using the back of the chair as a template, We cut our two panels for each chair. One for the front and one for the back. For the padding I used an old mattress topper that we had laying around. I used the wood backers we had cut as templates on the foam and fabric.

To create the front cushion I laid down a piece of fabric, the foam, then the backerboard. Using a pneumatic staple gun I started at the tops and bottom pulling the fabric as tight as possible. Then finishing all four sides. I did this for all 6 fronts and then all 6 backs. For the backs I replaced the  foam with a light batting. The back doesn’t really need batting; however, the white flowers on my fabric were somewhat opaque and I didn’t want the brown backer board to show through. While I was putting the chair backs together I was also spray painting the chair frames white. I used a paint and primer in one to make it go quicker. Once the frames were dry we attached the new backs to the chair frames with the pneumatic staple gun. We attached the cushioned pieces one at a time, first the back then the front. When we were done the back looked perfect. However, on the front we had to figure out how to cover not only the staples, but also the large gap created between the two backer pieces and the frame.