Here's how to upcycle your old dining chairs

Kya deLongchamps gives three staid old dining chairs an upfunk.

RECENTLY, I was in a large furniture retail house in Cork, and spotted a truly gorgeous spindleback grey dining chair. Frolicking over, ready to slice the air with a credit card, I put my hand on the back of my lovely stone-shaded rustic target. I felt it yield. The chair legs were uneven — so it ever so slightly but significantly rocked. This little rattle can compromise the joints. I was not impressed. Still optimistic, I pulled out another chair and placed it on another section of smooth, level, hard flooring. It rocked.