My Dining Room Makeover - Part 1

Warning: this makeover is not for the faint-at-heart. I'm not done with it, but I thought I'd show you what's been updated so far. You may recall I mentioned that I was redoing my dining room in this post. Well, Phase One is complete: the dining chair makeover. I thought I'd show you the pics just for fun. Phase Two will be painting the walls: currently they are this pale yellow. I'll be painting them an extremely pale blue/aqua (I've really been feeling pastels lately, especially blue).So here's my dining room "before". Matchy-matchy dining set & hutch, purchased new seven years ago (pre-kids). Not only has my style totally changed since then, but the last seven years have been hard on this set that wasn't exactly great quality to begin with. I've always loved the look of large, rustic farmhouse tables with modern chairs, either metal or otherwise. (If you love matchy-matchy furniture, this post isn't for you!)
Here's the chair before. Stained, spotted upholstery and a style that is already dated, in my opinion. Lacking the funds for purchasing a new dining set, or even just new chairs, I set out to paint and reupholster them instead.
1. SILVER spray-paint. (I told you this post was not for the faint-of-heart!) It makes them look metal (in my opinion) and I think it makes them a little more funky and fun.

2. New fabric. This is Amy Butler's "Lotus" pattern in Sky.

I'll be painting my walls a lighter version of the aqua color in this fabric. Will accessorize with white, silver, all colors of blue glass and just a few touches of red coral.

So, even if you would never in your right mind consider painting your chairs silver, the point is: if I can do this, you can too! I'm not a seamstress, but this didn't require any sewing, just a staple gun. I'm not a great painter like Jen, but spray paint and primer can work wonders! This whole project cost about $30 - fabric was $24 (off Etsy) and spray paint about $6. Voila - happy new chairs unlike anyone else's.

I can't wait to show you the whole "after" picture once the room's re-painted! Hopefully this will happen soon...although with two toddlers at home everything takes longer than I want it to. :-)