Don't you just love the look ofFeed Sacks?Who knew that theyWould become so popular.They bring back the simpler times...That warms the heart.If you remember this picture...Of when I showed you the vintage wooden ironing board turned Welcome Sign (you can see that post HERE), that is also the first time you saw the green chair. I actually have TWO!I first...
Showing posts with label chairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chairs. Show all posts
Friday, 15 August 2014
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Another Painted Fabric Chair!
I am so excited to share with you another one of my half painted fabric and half upholstered chair!I bought this chair from a good friend of mine. She had painted the wood and caning white, but I repainted it to be less distressed than what she had. This is what it looked like at that point...I used it in my Green Toile guest bedroom because the green...
Monday, 5 May 2014
My MacKenzie Childs Inspired Guest Bedroom!
I said that our house is finally considered complete.Warning...loads of pictures below!!!!!!!No more major tear up jobs that require my young-and-cute-handy-dandy-handyman being here, but I did enjoy him here and the process every time. However, it will never be complete as far as changing decor and decorating! You know how that goes. I thought I would spend more time just enjoying the f...
Sunday, 23 February 2014
It's all about the DeTaiLs ~ Chair!
Chair BackIt truly is All about the detailsEspecially when youAre talking aboutTHIS CHAIR!Here is the chair Before I got my hands on it. It really needed some love, don't you think?First, I must tell you that I am self taught when it comes to upholstery. I thought I had a picture of this chair in the 'naked' state of wood but can't find it :(Second, I watched...
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Black Beauty
What to do with veneer missing from furniture?My options are: 1. I could ignore and just paint right over the missing veneer hoping to camouflage the area.2. I could fill in the the space of the missing veneer with wood filler then paint the whole piece. 3. I could strip all the veneer off and sand it all down and then paint, depending on how much veneer is missing. BEFOREAll...
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Charming Painted Upholstered Chair
I have jumped on the band wagon ofpainted upholstered chairs that are out there on other blogs.Doesn't that just sound crazy?But I had to give it a try and I'll admit, ...
Sunday, 15 September 2013
No Befores, Just Afters
Every once in a while, I get in a hurry and forget to take a before picture. That is the case with this table.Someone did the work of stripping it down and refinishing it, but with the norm in my booth, if I don't do something different with a piece of furniture, it just sits there not selling!The top was pretty with the wood inlay...So I simply paint the legs with Annie Sloan's French...
Sunday, 11 August 2013
Sit A Spell
I love it when a unplanned plan comes together! That is the case with these two chairs...I found them out at a garage sale recently...already with the hard part done...stripped to the bone!Here is what they looked like,Though this is only one, there are two identical ones. Someone was thinking of me since they stripped them and were rip for the picking!I decided to keep much of ...
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Cute Owl & Pigs!
Just a quick baby gift...Inspiration was the cute owl bedding chosen by the mommy from Baby's r us. Stool purchased unfinished at Hobby Lobby. I hope baby Simon likes it!Then an old high school friend asked me to paint a third rocker for her third granddaughter. She gave me information like, cute pigs, and flowers. I hope that Josi gets a lot of...
Monday, 15 April 2013
Feed Sack Chair
Through this past year, I have collected several old feed sacks. I have made pillows with some of them...Covered a chair seat with them with one of them...Even recovered a child's rocker with one of them... Actually there are so many things you can do with them including making a lining out of them for a rolling cart...See it down in the larger picture with the pillow sticking out...
Saturday, 16 March 2013
Ball & Claw
Lately I have been infatuated with Annie Sloan's Old White and French Linen Chalk Paint.I adore the combination of these two colors...So old world, so classic, so today!This chair that I picked up last summer, at a garage sale, was sitting around in the hobby garage just waiting for it's makeover. Someone had painted it blue and recovered the seat but I could tell that...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Shabby is Better!
I am overjoyedwith the outcome of this chair and slipcover!Wait till you see it!Initially, this chair looked like this...Fairly new upholstery and very comfortable plus sturdy, this chair however, was not the look I was thinking of.I painted the arms and legs with Annie Sloan Old White Chalk Paint then sealed it with Minwax Polycrylic. I love both of these products...
Monday, 29 October 2012
Sit and Stripe
Here are two small pieces of furniture that I had a little fun with... I painted this with Annie Sloan French Linen Chalk Paint at the base and Old White stripes. This little chair is what I call junior size. It's not as small as a child's chair but not an adult size either.I painted this sweet chair with Annie Sloan Duck Egg Blue Chalk Paint then dry brushed it with Paris Gray...
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Sweet Yellow Chair
Into my life came this old Lyre Back Chair...Give me some life, it said!So I did...Now it's for sale in my booth!These parties I love to link up to or check out my Blog Parties tabMondayParty Time @ It's So Very CheriMetamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps On The Porch Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping It Simple Make it Pretty Monday @ The Dedicated Ho...
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Hepplewhite ShieldBack Chairs
Oh how ugly and worn out these chairs came into my possession!But I have given it away on what I did to them, haven't I? I didn't want to paint them because...These chairs are Antique Hepplewhite Shield-back solid mahogany chairs!But, I didn't want to strip them and one of the chairs had a broken shield back and I knew I couldn't fix it to where it wouldn't be noticed with...
Thursday, 16 August 2012
My addiction to Furniture!
I am standing up and admitting that I have an addiction! But I am really sitting down.An addiction to abused, beaten, broken and old furniture! Especially old stuff because it's usually all wood.I don't need anymore.I don't really want anymore. Um, maybe...But, I can't help myself when I know what it could look like and keep it out of the landfill.This is a good case in point....
Sunday, 23 October 2011
Lyre Back Chairs
Finished a rebirth on these two lyre back chairs today and took them to my antique mall booth.BeforeI fell in love with this fabric from Hobby Lobby. Someone will give them a new home.NOTE: You should be able to click on most of the pictures to enlarge to see further details.These parties I love to link up to or check out my Blog Parties tabParty Time @ It's So Very Ch...
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Please take a seat...
...relax,make yourselves comfortableand let me show you some interesting seating ideas from Incredible India... Beautifully carved Shekawati chairs from Rajasthan teamed with colourful embroidery cushions.The planter's chair or the easy chair is my all-time favourite. How can you not relax your tired...