So you know those cool retro-looking outdoor swinging chairs that seem to have become trendy again? We were fortunate enough to be "gifted" one by the former owners of our house. It has been sitting outside now for a few years, and was beginning to look like quite the eyesore... See photo above. It started to eat away at me, seeing it all rusty and rotting away, and I began to think; maybe, just maybe, I can restore it to its former glory.
I started by hosing it off... It was filthy, and covered in leaves and spider webs, surely not in any condition that I would want to touch it. Then I broke out a heavy duty wire brush, a sanding block, and some high-grit sandpaper. The wire brush really helped get rid of a lot of the loose paint and rust. After a bit of sweat and elbow grease, my swinging love seat was in pretty good shape. I then convinced my husband to give it a once over with the pressure washer. I was hopeful that this method would remove any flaking paint, rust, or dirt that I had missed.
Then, it was off to Lowe's. There I picked up some
Rustoleum Rust Reformer. This stuff was awesome... It turns a rusty surface into a non-rusty one and serves as a great primer. For the actual color I decided to go with, called New Avocado, I used
Valspar spray paint in a satin finish.
I couldn't be happier with the way it came out!!! I picked up the cute little outdoor pillow at Target. I now look forward to enjoying the rest of the summer sitting on my swinging chair, on the porch, with an iced coffee in hand!
