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How to Paint the Perfect Ladder Back Chair the Easy Way

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How to Paint a Perfect Ladder Back Chair with rush seating the Easy Way

Giving a vintage ladder back chair a makeover has never been so easy. With a little sanding, tape, and paint we can give this ladder back chair with woven seat a classic new look.

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Painted Ladder Back Chair in Distressed Black

Materials Needed:

  • Painters tape
  • Flexible sandpaper

The Unfinished Vintage Ladder Back Chair

This curvy ladder back chair was dropped off by my customer. It has a woven rush seat and great curves. A little paint will bring this chair back to life.ladder back chair, vintage chair, rush seat, ladder back chairs, black ladder black chairs

My customer has a gorgeous distressed black hutch and wants her chair to compliment her favorite piece. Can you blame her?  That hutch is amazing!black distressed hutch

The Project – Painting a Ladder Back Chair

If you are looking for ideas for painting ladder back chairs then this may be the best one of them all. The first step is to tape off the woven seat area because we are leaving the rush in its original natural condition. The rush seat is pulled away from the legs of the chair as much as possible.

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Now that your rush seat is taped, make sure to sand and clean the rest of the chair. This is how I Prep Painted Furniture. Next, the seat is flipped over to paint the underside first. painted chair, painted chair with rush seat, vintage chair, painted furniture, ideas for painting a ladder back chair

We chose a pure black paint. I also covered the woven seat to protect it from any paint splatter, because I actually am quite messy when I work. You can find great quality furniture paint and stain online HERE. An added bonus, when painting furniture, you want to make sure to use a quality non-toxic furniture paint.

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Black Distressed Painted Chair

The chair is painted and then lightly sanded, using flexible sandpaper to achieve a smooth finish all around.  The flexible sandpaper works especially well with all the curves of the chair. You can find the flexible sandpaper (HERE). flexible sandpaper, distressed furniture, black distressed chairs, black ladder back chairs

In addition to sanding the entire surface of the chair, the edges are also distressed to reveal bits of the original wood color underneath.

To protect the black painted ladder back chair, the chair is sealed for protection using a clear matte protective finish with a little black paint added in.

Perfectly Painted Ladder Back Chair with Rush Seats

How easy was that?

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Comments

  1. Nicole Martin says

    September 8, 2016 at 11:40 pm

    What a beautiful update to that boring chair. I think black adds such an aura of mystery and elegance…….I wish more people would use it!

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    • Kandice says

      September 9, 2016 at 12:50 am

      thank you Nicole! I love love love distressed black. I get so happy when someone requests it! 🙂

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  2. Debrashoppeno5 says

    October 13, 2016 at 1:50 am

    Another beautiful makeover. The black really enhanced the chair.

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  3. Amanda @ The Kolb Corner says

    October 16, 2016 at 8:09 pm

    Turned out great! The distressing is perfect. Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!

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  4. Crystal says

    October 20, 2016 at 9:41 pm

    Great job, love a paint make over. Oh and that pillow is very cute 😉 #homematteersparty

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  5. Jackie says

    July 18, 2022 at 12:23 pm

    Wow these chairs turned out so great! I love the color. We are doing a mini kitchen makeover with some kitchen cabinet refinishing here in Utah County. I would love to paint our chairs to match! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

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