Tuesday, April 7, 2009

An old chair....

I got this old chair from my MIL about a month ago. We went to her house to collect some things that she was going to get rid of and i rescued this little old chair from the tip pile and have been meaning to fix it up.



Today, well actually it was about 4pm this afternoon, i got motivated to finally sand it back and repaint it. I also decided to make a cushion and a cushion cover to tie it to the newly painted chair!

This is the end result, quite cute (no way near perfect!) for a couple of hours of my time!



Here is the next project on my list, i have had this cradle since before christmas. I picked it up from an op shop (ich liebe op shops!!) for $7 which i thought was better than the $70 i saw a really cute dolls cradle for in the toy shop! Hopefully i will get to this one too in the next couple of weeks. Any ideas or suggestions let me know :-) ...and yes the dog and butterfly will def be going!

5 comments:

  1. wow...wat can i find for you to restore xxxx love you your amazing xxxx

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  2. What a great job on the chair, good as new! The cushion looks colourful and happy too.

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  3. Gorgeous!! Very clever and inspiring.

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  4. how gorgeous is that chair... love it. the cot's cute too! I am sure I had a few items when I was little with a similar painting of a little dog... ahhh memories!xx

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  5. Hey lou, when i saw the pic of your cot, it reminded me of this set i saw awhile ago. I don't know if its your taste, but i loved the effect! http://www.marthastewart.com/article/decoupage-ideas-for-the-nursery?autonomy_kw=nursery%20furniture&rsc=header_3

    Love the chair! xox

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