The Jury Is Still Out

So I found the deal-to-end-all deals almost six months ago.  Whilst perusing one of my favorite local antiqueries, I came upon two super industrial (yet oddly romantic) folding chairs.  I just counted at least three things wrong with the last sentence, including that I just called two folding metal chairs “romantic.”
But they are! And it helps that they came in a pair.  A pair that cost me a total of $20 beans.

Here they are, all soul-matey and smooching in the backyard:

See the lace-y detail?  Pretty romantic, no?

Well, this lovely rusting duo has been sitting around gathering cobwebs (which I basically just spray painted over because, oy, do not like the spiders) until I finally decided that I would try to incorporate them into the kitchen plan as a playful pop of color.

I dug through my paint samples, compared them to the lime green Fiesta bowls I got last Christmas (umm, and the dog dish), took the right sample to Home Depot and came back with a new shade of Key Lime.  I used the gray primer I already had on hand and gave the chairs a light sanding before I got to getting.



The metal was pretty rough already -- not ow-my-tushie-will-never-be-the-same rough-- just rough enough to hold paint without a whole lot of prep work.  And I really did spray right over the cobwebs.  They were more fun (crispy!) to break off after the priming was complete. 

Then I applied really light, thin coats to each chair.  It took about four coats per chair to complete, and I had to run back to Home Depot for a second can.  I left them out in the sun for a couple days to cure up, and then brought them under the carport for a few more to really let them air out—VOCs are not good for the Petey and me.

Blimey! Limey!

And they are now super-duper lime.  I like it in the Mood Board, but once the whole thing is together I may go back to the drawing board with these.  At least I know they can hold their paint!

Let me know your thoughts!  Anyone else spray paint something a wacky green? Or yellow? Who else is in a Spring-y color mood?  Or likes to make up words?

The jury is definitely still out and they may refuse to ever come back at this point.