My plain, old, scratched-up kitchen chairs were in desperate need of a makeover.

This is the final result.

Steps: 

• Lightly sand the chairs

• Spray paint base color (I used Krylon ivory semi-gloss for the base color); 

  wait for paint to completely dry before next step.

• Apply vinyl embellishment (embellishment can be any color, it’s only serving as a mask)

• Spray paint the chair black (I used Krylon semi-gloss black)

• Remove vinyl embellishment while paint is still a little tacky

• Sand edges and other places to show wear

  you can sand just to the almond color or sand all the way to the wood grain

• Apply dark walnut stain in small sections, then wipe-off

• Repeat staining small sections of the chair until you have stained the entire chair

• Finish with two or three coats of Minwax polycrylic protective gloss

  (I have three small boys, so I did three coats of the protective finish!)