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!
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The Daily Nest
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
Wow!!! It looks very sophisticated. I love the furniture. Is it of wood or tile?
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Meegan
I can’t wait to try this on our bench on our balcony.
Thanks for the tips.
Have a great week.
Lisa
I’m not ready for summer but these chairs are beautiful!
happyhappynester
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
Love that color! What a great idea to update patio furniture! Thanks for linking up at Talk DIY to Me!
happyhappynester
Thanks so much for your visit! Glad to link up!
Norma
One day I’ll get the chance to try Annie sloan chalk paint heheh. Your chairs look fab!
happyhappynester
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
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
What a great idea! I love how these turned out! Glad you were able to save them! Love the colour too!
Carolann
Great save! I just love chalk paint! There’s so much you can do with it and painting plastic is a brilliant idea!
Carrie
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
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
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
isn’t chalk paint amazing? i really love how you can transform almost anything with it. this looks awesome, janine!
happyhappynester
Yes, and it stayed on the plastic through many winters!!! The stuff is amazing!
Tara @ Lehman lane
Your chairs turned out great Janine! And I am so jealous of your pool :).