Today I decided to haul one of the orphan chairs into the house and see how bad of shape they were in. They seemed really rough at the auction, and I honestly thought the only thing I would be able to do with them would be to paint them.
After scrubbing the years of grime off of it, it really wasn't in that bad of shape. I tightened up the screws and it stopped wobbling.
A few rounds of Restor-A-Finish [which always makes things look a million times better...] I ended up with this.
It really soaked it up, so it will probably need a few more applications before the color stays put.
But look at that grain! I'm so glad these will be salvageable.. one down, two to go.
and quick reminder of how they looked when I brought them home.
