Chair Makeover

We are attempting to furnish our new farm house spending less than $1,000 (excluding appliances). Here is my first attempt at taking something old and ugly and making it into something fun and usable. 

I found this chair at a second hand store and spent $40 dollars. I liked the material and have always wanted a wing back chair. 

 Next stop was Home Depot and I picked out a water based paint color that I liked, and spent about $15 dollars on paint and foam brushes. I then diluted the paint with half paint, half water. After washing/cleaning the chair I applied the painted the chair. I then used an old rag to blot the chair to make sure that the paint was evenly covering the surface.

It took several coats for it all to set. I have to admit that it's a little crunchy and I would use a paint medium next time. The next step was painting the legs (I opted for white) and added some furniture tacks.
Here is the final product! Total amt spent $55.00.

George and L had to try it out and gave it a two thumbs up!