A Tale of Two Chairs

Obviously, I have a thing for chairs......

I can't help myself.

I see a cute cast-off chair, I want better things for it!

Here are a couple I just did this past week.

I picked up this petite orange velour chair at a Goodwill..

I painted the wood arms and legs with ASCP in Old White.

Wilma staked out her claim pronto....

I had just enough of this chenille remant to cover the seat and front.

So I looked around for another remnant to do the arms and back...

I considered this one, but it wasn't quite right.

So a quick trip to UFab yielded this wonderful gray and white graphic fabric.

I used it to cover the back...

And the arms.

I added this onion fringe around the arms...

...and bottom edge of chair.

 And made a coordinating throw pillow.  

This chair was PERFECT in my living room,

but I knew Wilma would have it 

shredded in about 2.5 seconds, 

so it had to go..

And while I was in Greenwood this past week, 

I purchased this chair from a dealer.

Look at all the curlycues........

Love the wood detail in this chair...

I couldn't WAIT to get my hands on it!

So after painting the wood, 

I decided on this grey & yellow ticking..

Here it is all completed.

And while I had enough of the stripe for the back,

I used this medallion print to spice things up.

 I added gimp to all the edges. 

Here you can see the beautiful wood detail 

after it was distress sanded, waxed and buffed.

 And of course, a throw pillow came next.

And here they both live at my booth in Greenwood...

It's a race to see which one sells first!

My vote is the gray chenille!

(Striped chair: $189

Grey Chenille chair: $225)

Oh, and I had just enough of the medallion fabric 

to use on this little yard sale vanity chair.

It got a paint job, too, and a rebuilt seat.

Can't you just see this sitting at a little girl's vanity?

($45)

Okay, so it's

"A Tale of Two and a HALF Chairs."

The Car is Packed; Jed Clampett is headed to Greenwood in the Morning!

Such incredible weather!!!!! 

I have finally been able to get outside and do a little painting this week...

and tackle some of these pieces  that have been sitting 

IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LIVING ROOM FOR WEEKS!!!!!!!!! 

I need a workshop!

Today, I packed up the car, 

and they are headed to my booth in Greenwood tomorrow....

Greenwood Antiques & Uniques, 

here we come!!!

Take a look at the Before and Afters!

BEFORE:

Oak Dresser from Fantastic Thrift......

AFTER:

I painted in a two toned Annie Sloan Chalk Paint treatment:

Old White and Paris Grey, then waxed.

$125

BEFORE: Little orange velour maple wood chair.

 I've had this cute little chair for so long,

 I don't even remember where it came from!!!!!

AFTER: I painted the base in Old White.  

 I covered the front and seat in a pewter chenille remnant .......

but didn't have enough for the arms or back....

So I made a trip to UFab yesterday.....

and found this wonderful grey and white graphic fabric 

to use for the back and arms.

I love this comfortable petite chair. 

I would keep it except Wilma 

would shred it to ribbons in about two seconds.

So, for sale at $275.

 BEFORE: 

Four  disgusting parson chairs rescued from the alley...........

AFTER: 

I painted the legs in ASCP Paris Grey, 

then used a set of vintage toile drapes to reupholster..

Then I added some aqua pompom fringe along the bottom edge,

 and a couple of oversized pewter railheads along the top edge.

These are really comfortable dining chairs!

$300 for the set.

BEFORE:

 Little wooden cabinet purchased from Hope Thrift...

AFTER:

New paint job...

Great bathroom cabinet, or spice cabinet....

$45

BEFORE: Ugly little owl statue from Goodwill....

 AFTER: Much improved with a new 

French Linen and Old White ASCP job!

$25

BEFORE: Old fence posts...

AFTER: She-Angels!!!!!!

$39 each

(I can also custom create these..)

The car is packed and Jed is headed for bed.

Have a fabulous weekend, you all!!!

At It Again: She-Angels from Discarded Fence. These Make Perfect Christmas or Birthday Gifts!

Kerry & Jim Gates, 

the owners of Greenwood Antiques & Uniques 

where I rent space, 

were kind enough to give me thie piece of fencing....

I cut it down to be able to haul it back to Richmond...

I sawed down pieces 

and started another assembly line of...........

.....She-Angels!!!!!!!

(These were very popular gifts last Christmas....

when I created.... Celeste...

 Rosita

Penelope...)

 Anyway, back to the process:

I jigsaw out "wings" which I add to the fence posts.

 Here's the pile of soon-to-be newly created 

SheShe Garden Angels!!!!!

 I honestly never know what they are going to become....

They just tell me....

 This batch I believe are going to become flowers.........

 Introducing:  Poppy...

 ...Violet...

 Aren't they cute?

But they need someone to "mix things up..."

 Enter...Edelweiss...

..a cross between Heidi and Pipi Longstocking...

 Hee....

If you're looking for a unique

Christmas/birthday/baby gift...

these can be customized by name, 

hobby, profession, theme, color...whatever!

$39 each.

They will bring a smile for many years to come!

They certainly are making me smile now;)

And ain't that what it's all about?

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370

From Tired Home Office to a Colorful "Island" Bedroom!

This is one of my FAVORITE makeovers of all time!!!

I finished it last month, 

but it's taken me till now to go through all the photos...

My dear friend and repeat client, Daisey,

had a bedroom that she'd used as a home office for years.

But since the age of laptops,

she didn't really use the desktop computer station - or the office - any more.

She wanted to convert it back to a comfortable guest bedroom.

Here's what it looked like when I began:

 Walking into the room you face this wall with a central window and radiator.

 Here's the office set up that I'll be be taking out....

 I'm thinking this table might be able to be repurposed somehow...

 And this chair....

...will work just fine with a white slipcover.

Cheetah rug is going, too...

 Daisey has a four poster that I'll be moving in from another room...

she left it up to me whether or not to paint.

The one vision I had for this room was to place the bed against this wall, 

and to paint the wall a beautiful accent color....

 And this was the "inspiration photo" that I showed Daisey originally....

I was thinking perhaps a caramel color, 

with fresh green bedding....

However, the current walls had sort of a fleshy-toned wallpaper,

so I decided caramel wasn't the right color....

 As usual, I just looked for a starting point...........

and I found one in this...shower curtain!

Yep, a shower curtain started the wheels turning.

I love the palette of the turquoise and green

against the white....

and i LOVE the graphic nature of this textile.

So I built an entire room around it!!

 I couldn't decide whether to go turquoise or green on the accent wall, 

so I painted some large swatches...to help me make my decision...

 And of course, I painted the bed!

I positioned the bed 

and painted it in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White.

Waxed and distressed, it looks fantastic, 

and I know now, I'll be able to see the white 

against the swatches and it will be easier to choose an accent wall color...

 And I chose:  

Sherwin Williams "Rapture Blue." 

I'm in love!!

 Here's the beautiful bedding Daisey chose.

Now, I start building the room...

 I whipped up a couple of small pillows to pull in the turquoise 

with the fern green bedding.

 Here's the little glass console table:  

I made a gathered skirt from a fern fabric 

purchased at my favorite fabric store, UFab.

It conceals the table base and softens it.  

I added a mirror I found in the basement, 

covered a piano stool in vintage chenille, 

and voila:  

Instant vanity!

The skirt is split in the front, 

and the shelf inside provides concealed storage:

Like for the cable router!

I kept the glass top.

It's perfect!

 To the right of the bed I created a little sitting area with the slipcovered chair,

and a floor lamp.

 A little thrift shop foot stool....

 ....gets a new makeover with wide turquoise and white striped fabric.

On the windows on either side of the bed, I hung these sheers

that have a tiny turquoise print and pom-pom edges..

They add just enough filter without blocking the light.

 And for the "inspiration shower curtain"..

 I spray painted a metal curtain rod...

...and simply ran it through the slits and hung on brackets.

 Daisey was in need of more clothes storage, 

so I purchased a 2nd hand dresser...

 Painted the drawer fronts in yellow-green, 

and changed out the drawer pulls

to these little glass knobs with copper accents.

 The table and lamp to the left of the bed were brought up from the downstairs porch.

 A new lampshade freshens up the retro lamp...

Isn't it groovy?? 

Daisey has such neat things...

 ..including these great colorful posters she's produced over the years...

I made sure to find a place for all of them!

I think they provide just the perfect punctuation 

to this awesome room!

And lastly, I purchased a soft neutral chenille

area rug that's soft on the tootsies.

Final Tour:

 To the left:

 Center front:

Right front:

Right back.

Welcome to Nirvana.

Sleep well, lovelies!