The chairs are a "natural finish". Could the chairs possibly be stained or painted?
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No, they are simply unstained (natural) and coated with a clear polyurethane finish which gives it a glossy appearance. Hope this helps!
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Hi Lucy! They have a glossy topcoat on them which could likely easily be sanded off so you could restain the chairs. Good luck!
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Anything can be stained or finished if you're willing to do the work, but these do have a glossy finish. I know painting would be easy with a good primer, staining I've never done but I think you would have to strip it first. I do want to mention that we assembled ours on 9/20 and on 10/1 2 slats came out of the back. They were a little wobbly to begin with but now I'm planning to contact the seller and ask for an exchange or refund cause having the slats come out in less than 2 weeks is not acceptable.
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Hi! I painted these chairs. It can be done but since they have a finishing the paint falls easily with any shock... I did 3 coats. But I will have to restore often.
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I'm not the expert on these kind of things, but I think they could be painted for sure and possibly re-stained. But the natural finish is pretty attractive.
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The chairs we got were a stained teak color. Somewhat more chocolate than a normal walnut finish. We are using them with a walnut table and they don't quite match but come close.
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These are beautiful natural cedar chairs. They deserve a natural oil finish. Look for a natural clear finish (probably oil-based) that will soak in, preserve the wood, and it will dry with a beautiful gold wood colored finish that preserves the grain.
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I did not try to stain them, but if you wanted to take the time to sand them down completely (I'd imagine it'd take a ling time since there are so many pieces) then it might work. They are solid wood.
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You'd probably have to sand and stain them. It looks like there's a clear coat on them.
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It is unfinished wood. I was going to stain the seat and paint the legs. I didn't feel the wood quality was nice enough to stain so I painted the whole thing. I lightly sanded it before painting.
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Most definitely! I do a lot of custom painted Adirondack chairs and I love this folding chair the best because all the pieces are individual. Being that it is a folding chair (moveable parts) I base stain ilo priming (solid chairs/non-folding). So, have fun, pick your stain color than be sure to apply a good UVA seal coat (spray or brush-on) to protect against the elements. It is a natural wood product so, care needs to be taken and reapplication possibly of the seal coat at the end of each season.
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I am using my chairs inside and are the gunmetal finish. Just from the look of them I think they would rust outdoors but I do not know this for fact. I do have factory painted bistro chairs outdoors all year around and they definitely have a different finish than the my Amelia Metal Café chairs. Maybe you can research a clear coat you can do yourself. I am very pleased with my chairs, they look great and the price was excellent. Sorry I couldn't give you a definite answer.
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No. They have microfiber seats on the chairs. But I suggest you purchase cushions because they can get dirty/stained easily.
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These seats do not need to be stained. I have only had mine for a couple of months. These seats are made to be bolted on and used, period.
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It's painted so it's hard to tell. One of the chair backs got damaged in shipment but the manufacturer responded immediately with a new chair.
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I'm not an expert but I think you could paint it if you sanded it first. I don't think you can stain it
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They are unfunished. Ready to paint, stain, or varnish. Thank you for your query.
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Bonnie - The chairs come unfinished (raw cedar). You then have several options. First just leave them unfinished and they will "gray out" after a couple of years. The other is as fancy as you want you could actually stain and then seal them. The second option requires some ongoing maintenance to keep them looking perfect. Hope this helps.
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This set is new. However it is from China and the actual material is Rubberwood which I understand is a hard wood similar to oak. The finish is an Oak stain. It can vary from lot to lot as with any stain and how a particular piece of wood will take the stain. Also the photo image cannot be expected to be an exact representation of set you purchase. The table and chairs should match but if you purchase an extra set of chairs it is unlikely they will exactly match the original set
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These are finished, not raw wood. You would have to strip them first to stain them.
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Yes. The legs are shiney so I used fine steel wool to dull the finish. I have "antique" furniture and these blend well.