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Chippy Little Church Chairs

July 10, 2013 by Cassie 49 Comments

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It’s Wednesday!  The week is already halfway over… I feel like time is slipping away.  I just want to yell… STOP!  Collaborate and listen.  Cassie’s back with my brand new project.  Something grabs ahold of me tightly, paint like a maniac daily and nightly.  Will it ever stop?  Yo, I don’t know.

Whoa.  Sorry about that.  Every time I yell stop, it just comes out.  Ice Ice Baby.  Gotta love Vanilla.

So, I really am back with a project to share today.  I picked up these chairs this past weekend, and loved their shape.  They are “vintage church chairs” but I thought they had a summer porch look since they fold.

I painted these with Miss Mustard Seed’s French Enamel milk paint.  I gave them two coats (and I did not sand first as I wanted chippiness).  The paint actually adhered really well and I ended up getting a good workout giving these chairs a thorough sanding.  It was 93 degrees and humid while I was sanding them, too, so I think I lost 4 pounds in water.  I came inside, and ate 4 pounds worth of blueberry pie to make up for it.  Anyhow, I finished them off with Miss Mustard Seed’s furniture wax, which  have told you all before goes on like buttah!  It’s so smooth and creamy!  Here are the finished chairs!

I definitely think they belong on a porch around a table, or on a beach cottage porch, looking out onto the ocean.  These will be available next weekend at the Sweet Clover barn sale, July 19-21.

Now off to drop the kids off at soccer camp and then drop some items off at the barn.  Have a great day!
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  1. Suzan Sweatman says

    July 10, 2013 at 10:07 am

    Oh Cassie – they look gorgeous!!!
    Love the color – I STILL haven’t tried milk paint I’m embarrassed to say!
    XOXOX

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  2. Jaime Costiglio says

    July 10, 2013 at 10:14 am

    Cassie it’s true summer love, those are fab.

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  3. Lisa @ Before Meets After says

    July 10, 2013 at 10:38 am

    Next time you are in GA you can bring me these 🙂 love them!!! You err so talented!

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  4. Julia Konya says

    July 10, 2013 at 11:13 am

    They look awesome!

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  5. Our Pinteresting Family says

    July 10, 2013 at 11:32 am

    They look amazing!

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  6. Susan Homeroad says

    July 10, 2013 at 11:41 am

    I have about 10 of those chairs that I picked up on the side of the road!!!! Wow yours look fabulous!!!
    Thanks for the idea… want to paint mine now? LOL
    Susan

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  7. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    July 10, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    Gosh those chairs are pretty! Love the blue and perfectly distressed!… And it sure has been steamy out there! Totally impossible to have a good hair day!

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  8. vintageshabbychicks says

    July 10, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    Cassie…you have been a very busy girl!! Love these chairs so much…wish they belonged to ME:)

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  9. Lady Courtney says

    July 10, 2013 at 12:55 pm

    these are adorable! hoping to get to the barn sale this weekend!!!

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  10. Between Blue and Yellow says

    July 10, 2013 at 1:01 pm

    really cute, could totally see them on a front porch at the beach!

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  11. [email protected] Chronicles of Home says

    July 10, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    Absolutely agree, they have a great summer vibe. p.s. I totally had the Vanilla Ice cassette 🙂 And knew (ummm…know) every single word of Ice Ice Baby!

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  12. Tiffany @ {Living Savvy} says

    July 10, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    They are the perfect worn in look! Love the blue… I will purchase them for the future beach house I will have in like 100 years!

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  13. Bliss says

    July 10, 2013 at 1:36 pm

    Love ’em. I saw some like this painted up for an outdoor wedding for the bride and groom. Loved those too.
    Bliss

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  14. Kelly @ A Swell Place to Dwell says

    July 10, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    I totally just rapped the first paragraph in my head without even really knowing that I was doing it! Yikes…

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  15. Karah @ thespacebetweenblog says

    July 10, 2013 at 2:10 pm

    in love with this look!!

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  16. Dear Emmeline says

    July 10, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    our church used to have a whole bunch of these! i think they got rid of them though (before I was doing furniture…unfortunately. French Enamel is one of my fave blues. So pretty!

    Reply
  17. Alison @ Rubylicious Bespoke says

    July 10, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    Gorgeous colour, they are beautiful x
    I do the same thing with stop….makes me smile 😉

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  18. [email protected] says

    July 10, 2013 at 2:41 pm

    Love those little chairs! Great for summer! xo Kristin

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  19. [email protected] says

    July 10, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    I don’t know why, but I love these old folding chairs! What a pretty color.

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  20. Amber Wills says

    July 10, 2013 at 3:55 pm

    Glad to know I’m not the only one who busts out with Vanilla Ice when someone says STOP. Those chairs are fantastic, and I love that you went with a chippy look to them. It’s very fitting!

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  21. Ali Richardson says

    July 10, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    I love these. I want them! they would look sooooo good at my house 🙂 Happy hump day! xoxo

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  22. RPK Interiors says

    July 10, 2013 at 4:42 pm

    What a beautiful shade of blue and perfectly distressed! You are so right about MMS wax…it is much easier to get a smooth finish with it. I’ve been struggling with ASCP clear wax and wondering what took me so long to try the MMS wax!
    Happy Hump Day!

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  23. Lisa @ Turning Tables says

    July 10, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    Such pretty chippy goodness 🙂 Happy Wednesday!

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  24. Patty Day @Pattys Epiphanies says

    July 10, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    They won’t last 10 seconds! People will be lined up!

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  25. Jessica @ Decor Adventures says

    July 10, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    So can these go outside with the furniture wax on them?

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  26. Rita says

    July 10, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    Yep these are beautiful! That blue is the perect color for these chairs. It was meant to be.

    Now peace…we’re out here…Word to your Mother!

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  27. Heidi @ Decor & More says

    July 10, 2013 at 6:26 pm

    Cute, cute, cute — and very coastal!
    xo Heidi

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  28. cindy the cottage chick says

    July 10, 2013 at 6:44 pm

    That color is next on my list to try! I have a sample of it, so I need to find something smallish 🙂 If I were in your neck of the woods, I would totally snag those chairs!

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  29. Sarah {Lacquer and Linen} says

    July 10, 2013 at 7:46 pm

    oh my, your vanilla paint rap gave me a good laugh. Love the chairs, they look great!

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  30. 17 Perth says

    July 10, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    These are adorable! but I have to tell you..I loved your title..and your song made me laugh out loud..Oh vanilla how I loved you. lol.

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  31. Jane Craske says

    July 10, 2013 at 10:50 pm

    Oh! Can you please move closer to me. I will feed you lots and lots and you can find all sorts of gorgeous, chippy furniture for me C:

    PS did I mention chocolate?

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  32. pam {simple details} says

    July 10, 2013 at 10:53 pm

    Oooh, I’d love to style a coastal table with those beauties as my inspiration! 🙂

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  33. Christine @ Practical Decor says

    July 10, 2013 at 11:57 pm

    Oooh, good eye! Those look really great! 🙂

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  34. [email protected] of a craigslist junkie says

    July 11, 2013 at 12:38 am

    I love these! Very beachy.

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  35. [email protected] says

    July 11, 2013 at 1:01 am

    they do look great & I would’ve eaten 4 pounds of blueberry pie after loosing 4 pounds of water too 😉 ha!ha!
    Ice Ice baby ha!ha! 🙂

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  36. Storywood Designs says

    July 11, 2013 at 2:05 am

    Those chairs are great… perfect for a summer porch! and that happens to me every time I use milk paint. When I want the paint to chip, it sticks like glue. When I don’t… it chip chips away!

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  37. Katie says

    July 11, 2013 at 2:40 am

    They look awesome Cassie!! They would definitely be great for an outdoor porch!

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  38. Kim @ NewlyWoodwards says

    July 11, 2013 at 3:07 pm

    Oh.My.Word. Gorgeous. The color is fabulous.

    I actually have eight of these chairs that I picked up last month. I was planning to leave them wood, but now I’m wanting to paint…

    Also, the amount of painting you get done is simply amazing! I’m tired just thinking about it!

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  39. Becca Berger says

    July 11, 2013 at 8:57 pm

    Beautiful! The sale is getting closer…!
    xoxo

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  40. Miss Charming says

    July 12, 2013 at 3:04 am

    Great finish on those chairs, Cassie! (And we all need a little Vanilla Ice now and then!)

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  41. [email protected] says

    July 12, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    Oh my goodness . . . these are so, SO cute! You did a great job Cassie. Thanks for sharing and blessings to you, Patti

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  42. Gail Wilson says

    July 14, 2013 at 1:48 am

    ohhh how I love the color of these chairs. They are perfectly old looking Cassie.
    yikes on the heat! We’ve enjoyed some less humidity and I’m loving it!

    gail

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  43. Brooke Larsen says

    July 14, 2013 at 4:17 am

    These chairs are so awesome you always pick the perfect color!!! Thank you for linking up at my paint party

    Brooke
    startathome.blogspot.com

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  44. Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking says

    July 16, 2013 at 7:09 am

    They are gorgeous blue! I’m featuring them in this week’s Power of Paint Party Spotlight. Thanks for sharing at the party.

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  45. Fiona, LilyfieldLife says

    July 17, 2013 at 3:38 am

    gorgeous makeover, i can see these on the pebbly beaches of the south of France
    thanks for linking up to paint parade
    Fiona xx

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  46. Jennifer Schmitz says

    July 17, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    LMAO you crack me up! (blueberry pie comment) The chairs look great. I love the beachy/shabby look and they’re just perfect….despite it was humid and 93 degrees! 🙂

    Jennifer @ Decorated Chaos
    http://decoratedchaos.blogspot.com

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  47. Pam Jackson says

    July 17, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    Love the color and the look. Nice job.

    Reply
  48. Brooke Larsen says

    July 18, 2013 at 12:16 am

    Thank you for linking up to my paint Party!!! I am featuring your chairs!!

    brooke
    startathome.blogspot.com

    Reply

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