How-to: A Bold Rocking Chair

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From: HGTV Magazine

Photo by: Kevin Sweeney/Studio D

Kevin Sweeney/Studio D

By: Rae McConville

From: HGTV Magazine

Step 1

Paint the chair and let dry.

Make a cushion, or have an upholsterer do it for you. Ours is 3 1/2-inch-thick high-density foam covered in cotton with linen piping.

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