Painting by Numbers

My love affair with numbers on furniture is well-documented!

One of my earliest projects was a numbered--and lettered--desk and chair (click on images to be taken to the blog post):

Then there have been several sets of barstools:

A couple of tables (Roman numerals still count!):

…and even a chest of drawers.

So although I fell head over heels for this set of old wooden folding chairs at my favorite consignment shop last fall,

…I thought they could be improved a little—with numbers.

Yes, this is what I do with the nervous energy that remains after the holidays!

These chairs have been featured at It’s So Very Cheri and {Primp}!

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I have been caught up in the number craze for quite some time now.... I have put numbers on stools, dressers, and desks! And I haven't tired of them yet.

So when I was lucky enough to find two sets of stools just before the Spring Market, I decided to number those as well.

Here are three oak bar stools before:

...and here are the three oak bar stools after a little dark walnut stain, white paint, and number words...but in French!


The next set of bar stools intrigued me because of their metal bases:


If I were guessing, I'd say that these originally had puffy vinyl seats on them, but they had obviously been replaced with these boring wood rounds. I decided to make them a little less boring...and I am so sorry that I don't have better "after" pictures; that got forgotten in the excitement of the day!

So here's a glimpse. I painted the tops in aqua blue, and used silver paint for numerals in brackets. Then washed over the tops with diluted white acrylic paint.

The number craze...I'm a proud fanatic! :-)

A little something more...

I thought I was finished. I really did. But the more I looked at this red chest of drawers, the more I thought it needed a little something more...

Here is the before:

...and here's the after:

I think I like it!