| Chair refinishing is a great idea because | | | | through refinishing your chairs they take on |
| everybody has chairs. There are as many kinds | | | | the appearance of completely different |
| and styles of chairs as you could possibly | | | | chairs, almost unrecognizable to most people |
| think of. In The united states alone there | | | | as the previous pieces. For example, in the |
| dozens of different kinds and materials to | | | | 1960's the use of early American decor called |
| choose from, there are stools, benches swivel | | | | for an extremely orange color that was |
| chairs reclining chairs wood ones metal ones | | | | commonly used on birch and maple chairs. The |
| wicker and rattan, Thomas Chippendale chairs, | | | | early American stain became so identified |
| Duncan Fyfe chairs too, and Sheridan chairs | | | | with that period that when the early American |
| as well, just to name a few. By far the most | | | | phase passed, nobody seemed to want those old |
| common would be some type of Classic wooden | | | | orange maple chairs, so we refinished |
| chair. | | | | hundreds of them. |
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| Wood is a valuable and renewable resource | | | | Then again around 1970 or so the phase of |
| that has been used extensively for thousands | | | | dark pine furniture came into vogue, many |
| of years and continues to be a good choice | | | | people never even noticed that the same |
| and that is the material we will be focusing | | | | chairs from the sixties were now being |
| on today. | | | | finished in a tone more in keeping with the |
| | | | design trend of the day and millions of |
| Of the multiple millions of wooden chairs | | | | chairs continued to be sold with almost no |
| currently in use today, thousands and | | | | design change, the only real difference was |
| thousands will be discarded for no better | | | | the color. Again in the late eighties the |
| reason than their owners don't know what to | | | | trend toward Cherry reached full effect and |
| do to keep them in good and serviceable | | | | furniture colors changed again. |
| condition. In days gone by the idea of | | | | |
| discarding otherwise good stuff just because | | | | So it becomes more and more understandable, |
| of issues of wear was unthinkable. Thankfully | | | | that when one owns otherwise good chairs that |
| there has been a trend toward better | | | | have become a little worn, it makes good |
| stewardship and most people have understood | | | | sense to consider refinishing. |
| the folly of the disposable mindset of the | | | | |
| eighties and nineties. | | | | Although great chairs are available at finer |
| | | | stores today, the Older chairs typically |
| When an otherwise good set of chairs begins | | | | offer well-seasoned wood, good quality joints |
| to show wear and the finish becomes ugly, | | | | and workmanship of a higher level than most |
| there is a process where the worn finish may | | | | made today, so think twice before you decide |
| be removed and another fresh finish can be | | | | to pony up your hard earned dollars for new |
| reapplied, this is what is meant when we | | | | ones, and you too can enjoy better quality |
| speak of refinishing. The variety of finish | | | | chairs for less money than you thought |
| colors and sheens are almost endless. Often | | | | Possible. |