Chairs on a budget

After building our table, we definitely need some chairs that could measure up to the sheer size of this table (you can see the table here). We already had 2 chairs from the condo, but needed at least 6 more, and so the search started. I was in love with some I found from RONA but of course they were discontinued and sold out (http://www.rona.ca/en/stackable-chair) and the hubby was hesitant about having resin chairs with such a beautiful wood table.

I just happened to stumble upon some free wood ones on CL and despite needing some BIG cosmetic help, I could see they could be gorgeous!! Off I sent Hubby to pick them up and load as many as he could fit into our car. We ended up with 6, although I would have been happy with a couple more.

Total cost: $70 (and  bit of sweat)
Chairs = FREE (and about 20 minutes in gas to go pick up)
Spray paint = $30
Fabric = $40

After a bit of research we decided to go with spray paint and found some very helpful tips here http://www.sheknows.com/home-and-gardening/articles/952805/how-to-spray-paint-furniture-for-a-professional-look

They needed a fair bit of sanding, which was pretty easy with a palm sander.
Then we used Krylon (indoor/outdoor paint) in satin white, and of course primed first!

Sand, sand, sand

We did six coats of paint to get our desired finish...which went relatively fast as it only need about 10 minutes to dry between coats (just about 5 cans of spray paint).

We choose outdoor fabric so it could withstand the kiddies.

They compliment our other two chairs nicely and I really love the final look of the table and chairs together - not bad for $70 and a couple of days!