Rocking Chair Renovation

My grandparents have these old rocking chairs on their front porch.  I sat down on it a few weeks ago and got a paint splinter because they were so old and worn.

So I stole them off of my grandparents porch and took them home.  I intended for this to be a secret Mothers Day present for my grandma, but it ended up taking a bit longer.  She got a little mad when she thought someone stole her chairs.  So I re-assured her that they were in good hands.  My mother just happened to be out the weekend I worked on them so I had a little help from her.  We started out by sanding them down.

We tried to get as much of the old paint off as possible

 I used a palm sander that helped this process go by so much faster.

I took a dry brush and brushed off all of the sanded dust so that I could begin painting.  Here are the chairs with their 1st coat of paint on them

Here is the almost completed chair.  2 coats of paint was added and the old seat cushions were replaced with new cushions and cute outdoor fabric.  Before installing the seat cushions I sprayed several coats of Scotch Guard to protect them from water and sun damage. 

Here are the chairs all finished with the cute pillows my mom made that make a great accent to their porch. 

I love how they turned out.  Now that I'm an expert upholsterer, maybe I'll tackle some furniture in my house next.