My Industrial Rooster/Chicken Chair

This vintage industrial stool has been laying around our plant for a very long time.   I thought it might be fun to put some new life into it.  

This fabric is why......

I love this Rooster and Chicken fabric I saw it at Joann's but just never bought it because I couldn't decide what to do with it.  After all, my fabric collection is getting massive and I couldn't justify adding to it.  But, then I saw that rusty chair and the rest is history!  And BONUS! I was happy to find a spray paint that matched the red!   It's Colonial Red Gloss by Rustoleum.   It covered this metal chair very well.   (I have used this paint in different colors for several projects now and really like it.  This is just my opinion and Rustoleum did not ask me to test it or pay me anything!  I'm pretty sure they have no idea who I am!)

Well..here is the deal after I removed the back.  Lots of gunk from decades of masking tape.  Not easy to get rid of this stuff but used lacquer thinner ( I only use this when I have no other choice) and basically scraped it off.  Just wanted to show y'all - see why it needs a new life?

 Next step: remove the nuts, bolts, and washers to take the chair apart.  Took the pieces outside and put them on my trusty old shower curtain and spray painted them.  If you are new here you will learn that I like to use sticks from broken tree limbs underneath the pieces I am painting.  Makes life easier that way.  :)

Then I placed the nuts and washers on the cardboard and  pushed the bolts through it for painting  

This stool was made by Lyon - probably in the 1960s.  We have several of these and others - not to mention some cool vintage metal desks.  (Working on one soon with Berry Pink.)

Here she is painted and all put back together. Don't mind Jack.  He wants me to hurry up and finish so I can toss the tennis ball again.

Now on to the seat.....

Cut out enough fabric to cover the cushion and seat.   The trick is to stretch it really tight so there are no wrinkles.  You will see next that I was able to do that in spite of this sloppy looking job underneath.  Not the neatest but what can I say?  Didn't name my blog messy mimi just for the heck of it  :)

Here is the industrial chair all dolled up.   I love it and there are more chairs waiting for a new life.....and desks and shelves and so on and so on ............

And I love some rusty stuff too - stay tuned! 

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