Corporate Chairs All Toiled Up

A client recently gave me a pair of corporate chairs from her office.

 Sturdy, nothing wrong with them...

 Just, well, corporate..

But not for long!

 I began this makeover by pulling off all the old piping and staples.

Then I sanded, painted & waxed the wooden frames. 

I used Annie Sloan in Duck Egg.

After the chair frames were completed, 

I went to my fabric treasure trove.

I selected this set of black and white toile drapes 

for the reupholstery.

 One down, one to go…

After stapling and trimming all the edges,

I trimmed the front and bottom in grey gimp.

For the back, I used nickel nail head trim.

 Perfectly lovely. 

These will be heading to Greenwood Antiques & Uniques.

Price: $330 for the pair.

Next up…….this pair I just purchased on Craigslist. 

Stay tuned! I have no idea what I'm gonna do yet, 

but they'll be cool!!!!!!!!!

More Trash and Treasures and Reinventions

Man has it been a busy Friday…

I'm trying to get out of town to restock my Greenwood space.

In the meantime, some pieces sold at my booth at RVA Antiques yesterday, 

so I went there this morning and added new several pieces,

including the two chairs I just finished.

Next, I needed to get some pieces finished that I want to take to my other space!

Geez, having two spaces is very time consuming!

But it's fun to swap and move stuff around.

I scored this alley find last week: 

An old vintage wicker chair...

 Love the big fat arms…

And I picked up this old spool from a dealer at RVA.

 The chair needed some serious sanding because the paint was flaking off terribly.

Then I primed the entire chair.

For the spool, I added industrial casters to the bottom,

And I then added layers of blues/greys/blacks.

I sanded and added clear and dark wax.

A glass top makes it the perfect industrial coffee table!

 I painted the chair with Rustoleum Glossy Fern….

It takes forever to dry, but then it's rock hard.

 I finished it off with a pillow this morning.

 Next, this old plaque I bought some time ago at Class and Trash.

 I funned it up by adding a cast iron buck hook and some hand painting and type.

Then i decoupaged a bullet hole and added some hand painted touches.

It makes me smile. 

 And here's a chair I had recovered a while back, 

had in my booth, but it just looked too dark

and out of place.

 So I pulled it and decided to paint it.

 I painted the base in ASCP in Versailles.  

And I left the oak back and added a stencil.

 Then I distressed and waxed, 

and rebuilt a seat with webbing, foam and batting.

 I covered the bottom in this remnant of a coral motif linen fabric.

But I wasn't digging the wood back...

 So last night, I painted it, 

and then added another remnant cushion to the top,

which I secured with oversized nail heads.

And finished off this morning with a little pillow.

The car is loaded….except for me and the cat.

Have a great weekend!!!!!!!

A Bedroom Gets a Tranquil Redo

My client and friend, Nancy, 

recently went to Sunset Beach 

for her annual family vacation.

And while she was away, 

she asked me to freshen up her bedroom.

Here's the "Before."

Nancy lives in a condo in the Fan.

The walls of her bedroom were this color 

when she moved in two years ago.

All her furniture is a deep espresso finish.

There are dark brown wooden blinds on the windows and the back door.

And beside the door is a cut out with built-in shelves.

Nancy uses storage containers for this area,

but I'd like to see less clutter. 

It's also extremely drafty in the winter 

and so I want to come up with a solution that will help that issue.

When she first moved in, 

I whipped up some pillows to match the color of the room.

And I took this old slipper chair...

….and recovered it as well.

But now, she's over the green!!!!!!

And wants a softer, more tranquil space.

So…are you ready to see the reveal???

AFTER:

Oh, what an improvement!!

Soft blues and light taupes create a totally different vibe!

I painted the walls in BM Collingwood.

And the ceiling, I painted in BM Lookout Point, 

the softest blue.

I repositioned the bed on an angle 

and dressed the bed in a new 

pale taupe quilt that is lightweight

and incredibly soft.

I made a custom bolster and throw pillow from fabrics

Nancy and I selected at Ufab.

Above the bed, 

I hung two vintage Vogue prints.

Next, I added some simple white canvas panels

to soften the wooden blinds.

I took down the wooden blinds on the back door

and added a lined privacy curtain.

And this is my favorite part:

The built-in!

Now it's like a cabinet.

Here's what I did:

I found three cabinet doors.

I hinged two together on the right, 

and one on the left.

I kept the top shelf open

for easy access to Nancy's jewelry box.

Inside, I lined the back wall with thick styrofoam

for insulation.

And then I covered the back and all the shelves

with a striped fabric.

I primed and painted the cabinet doors in chalk paint.

Now Nancy can have all the clutter she wants...

…and can just close the doors to hide it all!

I couldn't decide on aqua or taupe to highlight 

the detail in the doors, so I used them both!!!!!

And distress sanded the edges for a little character.

The doors go perfectly with the newly recovered slipper chair.

Over in the corner near the back door, 

I added a little table that I painted

in a distressed finish.

It's quite a dreamy place, 

don't you agree?

Nancy is going to thank me this winter.

I'm sure the doors and insulation are going

to really reduce the draftiness.

Well, my work is done here…

What's your favorite part?

Trudy's is definitely the vintage washed quilt.