Rehabbed Petite chair & table set. (Yes, it's for sale!)

Latest up on the rehab assembly line are these pieces:

Goodness, this is an ugly one.

Little cabriolet legged end table 

 with faux marble top.

 And this cane back chair I found on CraigsList.

 It has some caning issues in the back...

And the upholstery is totally shot.

So for the table,

I painted in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey.

 Distressed the edges, waxed with clear and dark.

Added a fun ceramic pull.

It's done.

 The chair: 

Not so easy.

Here's the process:

I removed all the piping and the back cushion.

Base painted the frame in Old White.

Painted the exposed cane in French Linen

(I didn't paint the back because I'm going

to upholster it, to hide the cane damage.)

After two coats,

I let dry, then waxed.

 This morning, it's all dry and ready for new clothes.

Instead of a free seat cushion, 

I'm just going to reupholster

the seat with foam and batting.

 The batting is pulled tight, 

stapled along the edges and then trimmed. 

 I've decided on this linen toile for the seat…

and I do the very same thing.

 Seat's done!

 I used the foam that was in the little back cushion, 

trimmed it to fit...

 Added two layers of batting over it and stapled the edges.

 And upholstered in this cream and blue ticking.

Yep, I'm loving it.

For the back piece, 

I cut out a piece of buckram to fit,

covered it with the ticking fabric,

which I sewed on the machine along the edges,

 

And then I hot glued that right to the cane on the back.

Then I trimmed it all out with oatmeal gimp.

Reinforced the ends with nail heads...

 It's very sweet, isn't it?

I might pair it with this one. 

For those - like myself - that don't like matchy-matchy.

It will be heading out of my dining room 

to one of my booths this weekend.

 The chair is $289.

The table is $79.

This chair is $259.

$475 for both chairs

$495 for both chairs and table!!

Let me know if you're interested 

before they leave town!!!!!!

And thanks for shopping at SheShe's!

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370

Chairs for Sale: French Country and Lucite Modern!!!!!!!!!

Today I decided to update this sweet little 

french country arm chair I just purchased.

 Nothing wrong with it really, 

but you know I have to put my stamp on it…

Plus it's always nice to freshen up upholstery.

So after cleaning the wood frame,

 I removed the dust cover enough to find 

the screws that secure the bottom cushion.

 I removed that for recovering.

 I removed the piping from around the chair front, and reupholstered in

this sweet homespun ticking in powder blue and cream.

 Then I reglued the original trim.

 I added a large nail head to secure the ends.

I left the back of the chair as is.

 I recovered the bottom and then reattached it.

 Here it is in my booth at RVA Antiques on the Avenue.

Here's a similar chair.

King's Lane for $749.

 Mine is $259.

What a deal.

 I also added a pair of these amazing Lucite chairs.

 Boy are they hard to photograph!!!!!!!!

The pair is $259.

You need to come shop here!

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370

Cheap Art: Recycling Old Calendars

I admit it,

I'm a serious pack rat.

SERIOUS.

I can't help it. 

I see possibilities in everything.

For instance, 

an out of date calendar.

Once the year is up,

do you toss yours?

Of course I don't……..

it goes in the "art file."

 

You can reuse all those great images

you were drawn to when you purchased it!

They can be repurposed as wall art,

used for decoupage, card making, gift wrap…..

 

I needed some more wall art in my retail booth,

so I took this thrift store boring piece...

took apart, cleaned,

and reframed using one of the calendar images...

People love roosters - especially in a kitchen.

This one is in my booth 

at RVA Antiques on the Avenue.

For Sale: $28.

And just think, 

I have 11 more to choose from!!!!!

I could do a whole wall of roosters…

This is why I need a bigger house.

SheShe, Packrat and Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370