A New Chair for a Song

 

I finally...yes, finally...finished this chair.  It didn't take long.  The hard part was just taking the time to finish it.  The chair was a $1 find in all of its dark stained wood and orange and yellow striped glory.  The arms came off (not problem). 

 

A couple of coats of ivory paint took care of the dark wood stain (perhaps it needs a little sanding to give it a "roughed up" look though).  Our walls are ivory, so the chair had to be ivory. 

 

The braid was a thrift store find (it was in a bag of other notions for a few dollars).  The pretty green material was the end bits of a roll of material found at a different thrift store for $5.  I'm thrilled that there is some still left, since it's so pretty and versatile.  It will await a future project.  Anyway, with a hot glue gun and a staple gun, this was easy to do and finish.  Now we have a "new" chair in our bedroom! 

Shabby, Chippy Pink Miniature Furniture

Aren't these adorable? 

I found them at an antique mall and just thought they were the cutest.  They have shabby chic charm.  I just got done reading an article (was it in Romantic Homes?) about a lady who collects vintage miniature furniture and has pieces around her home.  Anyway, they have been listed in my shop if you'd like to see them in more detail.

They have a lot of potential, and I can see them on a wreath or hanging on a door knob or just sitting on a bedside table. 

A "New" Chair

We have an old black recliner that was given to us when we were married. It was old when we got it (like 15+ years old back in 1990). Now, I'll take just about anything for free, and this was free...and it was a chair...something absolutely necessary when just starting out. It is a Lane in black fake leather with small wood arms with the fake leather arm rests gone. I plugged the holes in the arm rests with plugs, but it didn't really improve the appearance. The lever that pushes the foot rest out is broken but can still be worked with a strong arm and then with strong legs to push the foot rest back in place. It was sort of an ongoing joke between my husband and myself about getting rid of it. However, I don't like to get rid of things without replacing them, and we haven't exactly had the extra money to replace it....until recently...when this old mauve chair was discovered for sale for $10! It was really, well, hairy. It looked like someone had cut their hair while sitting on it--for the past 15 years. After a good vacuum and cleaning, I was very pleased. It goes perfectly--and much nicely, might I add--where the old black recliner was and looks much more elegant and in keeping with our living room. It smells good, cleaned up well, and is very comfortable, and you can't beat the price. As for the old black recliner? It has been banished to the basement...until we can replace it with something nicer down there!