Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and Plastic Outdoor Chairs

Now that the weather is starting to turn nice around here, our attention and time is spent more outdoors. We recently hauled out our table, chairs and pool furniture from our winter storage shed. We have several different types of chairs and among them are some old Adirondack ones. I’m sure many of you are familiar with the plastic Adirondack chairs that are sold at home improvement stores. They seem to last for about one or two seasons and then they fade and disintegrate and quickly look horrible. Last summer, I was contemplating whether to hold onto them another season or throw them out with our neighborhood recycling program. I decided to chalk paint one of them and see if that could restore them. Well, it turns out that after a year of being exposed to our hot California summer, the one chair we painted survived. It appears that the paint stayed on the chair and miraculously it also didn’t fade. I was able to touch up some spots without any color changes. So, this spring I painted the other chair and now we have two beautiful seats that are now poolside. Hooray for Annie Sloan chalk paint. I totally love that I was able to refresh our old weathered chairs and bringing them back to life with a beautiful color and amazing paint!

~ A Funny Note About the Nester ~

Last year we chalk painted one of the two chairs.

All summer, the two chairs sat side by side… one green and old

and the other a beautiful dark linen color.

My family knows that I tend to take a while to complete my projects!

Oh well, better late than never!

For this project, I used Annie Sloan’s French Linen Chalk Paint. This color is like a blend of brown and grey and is just a nice subtle velvety sophisticated color. Annie Sloan lives and works in Oxford, England and is the founder of the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint line that includes 33 colors. She is probably the main reason for the painted furniture revolution through her easy, lively and creative approach to painting. Annie has been painting for over 40 years as well as writing a number books on the subject. Her paint is specifically designed for furniture, walls, floors and paintings. It is a unique decorative paint that sticks to just about any surface, wood, concrete, metal, matte plastic, earthenware and much more. Also, it dries quickly and you can paint a second and third coats quickly!

Here is our original plastic Adirondack chair. It had a white powdery residue that I cleaned off the surface with a wet rag. I also took a little sand paper to the chair too! As you can see it was pretty worn and weathered and looking pretty tired.

Here is the final painted chair. I did coat the chair with 2-3 layers of paint. Chalk paint is great since you can start painting another coat once the layer is dry to touch! I didn’t use the Annie Sloan sealer wax since, I knew that I would just touch up the chairs every Spring. Despite not sealing it, the paint doesn’t scrap easily or come off.

I hope you are getting your backyard ready for summer and that this project has you inspired to paint some of your old chairs. Now, I’m thinking what more can I paint in our home! Maybe our piano will be a future project. Stay tuned for more painting projects. I would love to hear if you have any fun projects on your list!

Cheers,

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and Plastic Outdoor Chairs

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The Daily Nest

May 03, 2015 at 5:24 pm

Just beautiful Janine! I've never tried chalk paint before but after seeing how easy and versatile it is I'm going to try it! Love your blog and IG!! XO Kathy@The Daily Nest

Jeba Sheela

July 27, 2015 at 7:49 am

Wow!!! It looks very sophisticated. I love the furniture. Is it of wood or tile?

Home furniture abu dhabi

Meegan

January 27, 2016 at 7:15 am

I can’t wait to try this on our bench on our balcony.
Thanks for the tips.
Have a great week.

Lisa

January 28, 2016 at 1:17 am

I’m not ready for summer but these chairs are beautiful!

- happyhappynester
  
  January 28, 2016 at 3:11 am
  
  Ah, thanks for the visit and comment. It is a nice way to revitalize the cheap plastic outdoor chairs. It also, the chalk paint makes them subtle and pretty! Thanks again!
Jes

June 13, 2016 at 3:38 pm

Love that color! What a great idea to update patio furniture! Thanks for linking up at Talk DIY to Me!

- happyhappynester
  
  June 16, 2016 at 11:39 am
  
  Thanks so much for your visit! Glad to link up!
Norma

February 17, 2017 at 11:16 pm

One day I’ll get the chance to try Annie sloan chalk paint heheh. Your chairs look fab!

- happyhappynester
  
  February 18, 2017 at 9:13 pm
  
  Thank you, Norma! My plastic chairs have broken and the paint is still on them! The Annie Sloan chalk paint is incredibly strong!
Kimm at Reinvented

February 18, 2017 at 4:45 am

This is a really great idea! We have a couple of faded aqua plastic chairs just like yours on our patio right now. I’d love to paint them a more sophisticated color and freshen them up a bit.

Sam @ Raggedy Bits

August 08, 2017 at 5:01 pm

What a great idea! I love how these turned out! Glad you were able to save them! Love the colour too!

Carolann

August 09, 2017 at 7:08 am

Great save! I just love chalk paint! There’s so much you can do with it and painting plastic is a brilliant idea!

Carrie

August 09, 2017 at 8:16 am

I love me some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint too! Your chairs turned out amazing! Isn’t it magical what a little bit of paint can do? Hope you are enjoying the last of your summer!

Lynn Spencer

August 16, 2017 at 4:37 pm

OK…didn’t know that chalk paint would work on plastic! Learn a new thing everyday! And I know you are loving having a pair of matching chairs.

Thanks for the tips.

- happyhappynester
  
  August 18, 2017 at 12:21 pm
  
  It works so well and I was so shocked that it did! The chairs didn’t last but the paint was still on them when they fell apart!
yuni

August 17, 2017 at 7:13 am

isn’t chalk paint amazing? i really love how you can transform almost anything with it. this looks awesome, janine!

- happyhappynester
  
  August 18, 2017 at 12:22 pm
  
  Yes, and it stayed on the plastic through many winters!!! The stuff is amazing!
Tara @ Lehman lane

August 18, 2017 at 12:48 pm

Your chairs turned out great Janine! And I am so jealous of your pool :).