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DIY Modern Vintage Style Chair Makeover with Gold Spray Paint

This post shares a makeover of a thrifted chair turned into a DIY modern vintage style with a little gold spray paint.

Lately I’ve been loving the new gold tones that are coming back in style. No, I don’t mean the ugly brass from the eighties, but yes I do mean the subtle gold accents I’m seeing around Pinterest and social media.  You know what I’m talking about don’t you?  I’ve been wanting to add a few gold metallic tones to some of my furniture and I thought what better way to do it than with an old thrifted chair that I could makeover in a DIY modern vintage style with gold spray paint.

DIY Modern Vintage Style Chair Makeover with Gold Spray Paint

This little project all started with a vintage thrifted chair I found on craigslist. I purchased two chairs and I knew right away what to do with one of them.

craigslist swivel chair

I gave one of the chairs a good makeover right away with my vintage desk makeover.  Unfortunately, the other chair got pushed to the corner of my garage until today, when I finally decided what to do with it!

I’m starting to love a mid century modern furniture style.

This style incorporates clean lines, metals and bold (not necessarily bright) colors. This is exactly what I was going for with my DIY modern vintage chair makeover. I wanted to add a pop of “modern” to the base. This is where the gold spray paint comes in.

Mid century style furniture also seems to encompass bold colors.

I wanted to do something I normally don’t do…….add a little color to this modern vintage style furniture makeover.  Since I’ve been on a dark blue kick lately, I figured why not paint the chair base the same color that I painted that old bookcase with chalk spray paint.

The chalk spray paint in the color Charcoal is another favorite of mine right now. I love the ease of use with the spray paint. It also comes in a can form. If you want to know the pros and cons and my review of chalk spray paint.

In my normal fashion, I seemed to have lost the “progress” pics of painting the modern vintage chair.  I tell ya, sometimes I worry about myself. #hotmessmama  Help my feelings and let me know you can relate! 😉

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Ok, back on track with my DIY modern vintage style chair makeover.

Since it doesn’t take a genius to explain how to spray paint a piece of furniture, I figured we would be just fine without the progress pics.

Tips on spray painting this chair;

I started by spray painting the seat first. I did this because I thought it would be easier to spray the larger piece first (which involved turning it and flipping it in all different directions).  After the seat was fully painted, I could move to the base, which didn’t require a lot of “flipping.”

I love how you can transform the style of a piece of furniture with just a few cans of paint!

DIY Modern Vintage Style Chair Makeover with Gold Spray Paint
DIY Modern Vintage Style Chair Makeover with Gold Spray Paint

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DIY Modern Vintage Style Chair Makeover with Gold Spray Paint
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  1. […] Modern Vintage Style Chair Makeover […]

  2. […] After I made the shelf, I painted the wood. I decided to go with a great spray paint that I’d used before for a chair makeover.  […]

  3. […] gold look is amazing! I’ve found a great gold spray paint that I’ve used to transform a few furniture pieces. The gold spray paint is awesome, but I’ve recently discovered an even easier, cheaper and […]

  4. Carrie says:

    Night and day difference!! Isn’t paint amazing? Fantastic makeover!

  5. Judy says:

    What a cool chair! I will be featuring this tonight at my Swing into Spring party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks. http://diybydesign.blogspot.com

  6. I’m loving the gold that is everywhere at the moment! This looks great, you did a fab job. Thank you for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove

  7. […] Modern Vintage Chair Makeover from Repurpose and Recycle […]

  8. Nige says:

    What an awesome chair I love what you have done with it Thank you for linking to #Thatfridaylinky please come back next week

  9. Jann Olson says:

    I’ve never been a lover of gold, but I’m coming around slightly. 🙂 I really like how it dressed up the chair! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

  10. What an awesome chair! I would love to have something that cool in my craft room/office. I just spent last week painting all kinds of furniture with my friend and our moms, almost 100 pieces between us! Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty

  11. […] Modern Vintage Chair Makeover from Repurpose and Recycle […]

  12. I’m not usually a fan of gold to be honest but i do like how this chair turned out! #ThatFridayLinky

  13. Emily says:

    Wow! It looks amazing! Well done! Thanks for joining in with #ThatFridayLinky

  14. Oh wow this is one unique chair – it looks so great with your desk! #sharingthebloglove

  15. Chas says:

    Great upcycle, and it turned out beautiful. Thanks for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go!

  16. Tammymum says:

    I’ve never seen a chair like that before, I love it. I think it looks really original and would be a great addition to a home office. Thanks for joining us at #familyfun

  17. […] 4: Modern Vintage Style Chair Makeover from Repurpose and Upcycle […]

  18. Leslie says:

    What an awesome transformation! I love the color combination. Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!

  19. Anonymous says:

    What an awesome transformation! I love the color combination. Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!

  20. Virginia says:

    I love the modern joined together with the classic style. The combination is awesome.

  21. What a great idea, it looks gorgeous!
    #FamilyFunLinky

  22. Teresa says:

    That chair is so original, I can see why you needed to have it. Great makeover too! Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party. Pinned.

  23. What a fun a classy chair! Great upcycle. I’m your newest Pinterest follower.

  24. […] 4: Modern Vintage Style Chair Makeover from Repurpose and Upcycle […]

  25. Linda Feray says:

    What an unusual chair. I love the mix of vintage and modern and the pop of gold on the base

  26. Spectrum Mum says:

    That looks amazing. I love upcycling preloved pieces. -#FamilyFun

  27. The chair looks great. I love the marriage of the modern and vintage look.

  28. Jenny says:

    Oh, I love the gold on the legs! Such a cool chair!

  29. so pretty, the chair looks great now!