I went to Fabricville and picked out a fabric. The lady actually sold me a fabric for outside furniture; this way I can wipe things away if there's a spill or two. I also picked up two cans of Kyrlon Spray Paint from Walmart.
I started by disassembling the chairs and laying them out onto cardboard on the basement floor for the paint job - the paint said it would dry in 10 minutes but I left mine for 24 hours before I brought them back upstairs. I was disappointed with the paint job - I have sold this paint many times at Michaels and have been told by many people that it works great. Well it didn't work that great - I found it to be a little watery and the blue did not spray well at all.
Once the paint was dry, I started to cover the seat and backrest with fabric. I used a hot glue gun as I did not have a strong staple gun but you could use either. I then reassembled the chairs and I was happy with the finished product.
If I was to do this project again I would most definitely paint the bottom as well but because I was not that happy with the actually paint I decided to only paint the top.
Before
Finished!
The back - not as happy with the red as the blue, I think another coat was needed :)
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