Monday, August 10, 2009

A Work In Progres


We were blessed 4 years ago with this patio set. It has been
used frequently throughout the years and has gotten to the
point we needed to do something about it. Of course with a
tight family budget buying a new patio set is out of the question.
So what to do?????


First evaluate. How much rust is on the chairs? Are they savable?
Can we restore them or are they on their last leg?


Thankfully they are in good condition and can be restored
with a little tender loving care and a whole lot of Rustoleum
spray paint. Since it took 1 can per chair it costs us only $6.79
per chair. That seems very reasonable compared to purchasing
an entirely new set.

So we spread out the old faithful tarp and started spraying.
Right now we only have three chairs partially finished because
I ran out of spray. I realized now it takes one can per chair.


So we are doing with what we got as an old Disney movie put it years ago. I think with even the amount we have done they are looking great. The goal is to finish the chairs, hit the table and umbrella stand and buy a new umbrella for next year. Or we may just not get a new umbrella. All depends where we are next summer. So any projects you are all working on before the summer is over??? I will try to get pictures of the finished project.

2 comments:

Beautiful Grace said...

Yeah, I'm planning a post on "What I Did This Summer." Coming soon to a blog near you!!!!

Promises said...

It looks great! We have an old wooden table and benches given to us by our neighbor. I am looking forward to getting a patio set at some point in our lives...but it is not at the top of our to do list right now...one day...

I have not really done any major projects to speak of - just playing with the kids, taking them to parks, story time at Servant's Heart, and playdates.