Old Wooden Chairs

I bought these 4 chairs for $40 since I needed them for the dining room table.  It was very old.  I can't believe how dirty these chairs are.  I found an old newspaper article when I was ripping the cushion apart. It was dated back in 1923.  I wanted to refinish these and make them look new again.  It took me forever to sand all the veneers off the layer.

Before - 4 old dirty chairs

Old newspaper article that I found while ripping apart the cushion.  It was dated in 1923.

After -sanded the old layer off the wood and stained with dark walnut color.  I also redid the cushion.