Old Rocker

Are you picturing this with that title?

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But, I meant this old rocker that I purchased off our local Facebook garage sale page.

That I transformed into this new, old rocker.

After spending about five hours, (yes 5!!) pulling off the old upholstery and taking out a gazillion nails and staples.

I then painted the chair with Fusion Mineral Paint in Raw Silk.  I chose to paint because the wood was in pretty rough shape and several of the wood detail pieces on the top were missing.

I used newspaper to make a pattern and then cut out the wood pieces with the jigsaw. I use glue and the nail gun to attach the wood pieces.  This is what the back looks like.

I left the wood natural and simply used a clear coat to seal it and bring out the natural beauty.

This was a fun piece to transform.  Well, it was fun to see the final product, the hours of pulling out the staples was not enjoyable.  But, I was happy with the results and it sold right away.