Painted Dining Chairs

I finally did what I've wanted to do for a long time....paint my dining room chairs.  They were a hand-me-down from my parents.  They purchased these (along with the table I use to have before Dad built this amazing one) when they were first married in the early 70's.  While I liked these chairs, I didn't love them.  I've wanted to paint them for awhile now, but didn't have the heart to ask Mama and Daddy if they minded (Daddy is NOT a painted furniture person).  Daddy recently refinished the dining table that these chairs use to match for my sister, so now was the time to ask since they didn't "match" anything any more.  Surprisingly, he said go for it...so I did!  I LOVE these chairs now!

I also finally decided to order some Annie Sloan chalk paint.  I am totally IN LOVE with this paint and have officially jumped on board with everyone else in singing its praises!  I used Old Ochre and finished them with dark wax.

Here's a close up of the chair cushions.  I purchased a linen fabric and painted them to resemble french grain sacks.

{linking up here: french country cottage, miss mustard seed}