Restoring 2 Vintage Paul Mccobb Open Arm Chairs

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Welcome back my Beauties!
Bet you didn't expect to see me back so soon did ya?

Well, I have to say I have been on a roll working on some old pieces I have had in the garage and I figure I better not wait as long to post about them as I did to finish the pieces :) 

This is the story of more furniture that has been sitting in my garage for a few years.

Last time I showed you this dresser that had been sitting in my garage for over 2 years. You can see that makeover HERE.

Well, those 2 chairs you see, they have been sitting just as long.

I don't know what inspired me to get my rear in gear, but I think I honestly just got tired of looking at them.

Plus I was overwhelmed by the work both projects were gonna take.

I am not one to shy away from hard work, but I have to be in the right head space to do it.

So around the same time I started working on the dresser I decided to tackle the chairs.

I think part of the reason I was nervous was that they were very very cool chairs by a very famous designer Paul Mccobb.

Unfortunately, I found these chairs on the side of the road.

They had been left in the rain. 

I was so ticked because the finish I am sure would have been fine had they not been left in the rain. 

You can see what the rain had done to the finish in the above picture.

So after 2 years of looking at them stacked in my garage I finally decided it was time.

I grabbed my Ryobi cordless sander and got to work.

You can see here the sander made quick work, since the finish was almost non existent.

Here is the part where I went a little crazy.

I know Paul Mccobb is suppose to be dark walnut stained and then finished, but I wasn't feeling it and since he liked to make modern things, I decided to modern them up too. :) 

I wanted their natural grain to show and only slightly darken it.

So I hand rubbed on a couple coats of Minwax Wipe on Poly

to just finish the natural beauty.

For the seats I just used some black and white striped fabric that I had picked up at goodwill for an astoundingly cheap 3.99 a bolt.

And there you have it.

Can you even believe the difference?

After all these years, I can't believe they are done.

I love how the striped fabric works with the modern lines of the chair.

Now I have to hurry and take them to my booth before I decide to find a place in my house.

(believe me I have already walked around with them and tried to make them work :) )

I hope you enjoyed this makeover!

I have another awesome piece that I saved from a friends garage 

that I am working on as I type.

Hopefully I am on a roll and will get that posted next week.

Fingers Crossed!
Until next time have a Beautiful Day!