Chair Makeover

My office got a new chair. It didn't look like this when I got it though. 

A sweet friend of mine was doing some spring cleaning and I was on the lucky end of her purging. I couldn't believe she was getting rid of this treasure, but you know how the saying goes. 

Sorry for the bad iPhone pic

She couldn't find a place to use it in her home, but I actually needed an office chair and was more than happy to take it off her hands and give it life. I sanded, primed, painted, and sealed the chair. This is my go to primer:

I painted the chair Blue Danube by Benjamin Moore:

Here's how it looked several days and a sore arm later. 

Well worth the sweat and pain I must say! 

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