Wood Upholstered Chair

When a friend was giving away this chair,

I knew exactly what to do with it--"upholster" it with wood.  

I have done this before, but for some reason, not for a few years.

I picked nice hardwoods for the seat.  I used the original seat as a pattern and cut the pieces with my jigsaw.

For the upper back of the chair, I made a pattern with a piece of newspaper.  I didn't worry about using hardwood for the back since it didn't need to be as sturdy. 

I painted the chair with white, semi-gloss latex paint.  I knew I wanted it to be really chippy so I did not sand the chair ahead of time.  The glossy finish makes it so easy to distress.

I glued the wood pieces and then used my air brad nailer to secure them.  

I added a little paint to the boards, including the back,  

sanded and then finished the chair with Minwax Polyacrylic.

It is a shorter chair, but makes a perfect extra side chair.