New Cushion Covers And Paint bring a Rattan Chair & Ottoman back to Life

 This substantial rattan chair and ottoman has seen better days….

It's been on a covered porch for the last five years….

 Normally I don't paint rattan, 

but this one was really weathered in spots.

Plus it had this dark finish with little specks that I wasn't a big fan of….

 So yep, I painted it.

In Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Duck Egg

 And the ottoman...

 After painting, I waxed to seal the finish.

 And buffed it up to a nice sheen.

 And I found this great bohemian style fabric at Ufab 

that I used to recover all the cushions.

 When you put the two pieces together, 

it's like a large chaise lounge.

And when you just need a seat, 

it's back to a chair.

 

Someone here has gotten mighty attached……...

I have, too.

It's the perfect reading spot in my bedroom.

Therefore, I reckon…

it will be staying.

New cushion covers can transform your tired furniture!!!!

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370

Curly Cue Armed Chair - Revamp

So………I had this chair, sort of like this.

(Honestly, this is not the chair I had. 

I forgot the before photo.

And honestly, mine looked much worse!!!)

 I removed the seat and painted the chair in ASCP Paris Grey.

Then I distressed and waxed in clear and dark waxes.

 Here you can see the detail on the side…….

The dark wax gives the finish depth and the illusion of age.

 I rebuilt and covered the seat in this beautiful orange/gray fabric.

(The fabric was actually a pair of drapes.)

In my booth at Greenwood Antiques.

One of my favorite color combos, orange and grey.

For sale: $75.

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370

The Scraphappy Furniture Craze Continues!!! A pair of melamine bookshelves...

I'm on a roll!

You've seen these simple pieces before….

Walmart, Target, Ikea.

Well, after seeing the console piece I recently finished,

a neighbor asked me to do something fun with these for

her daughter's first apartment.

To the garage I go…….

I found this old futon frame I disassembled……

and some bed slats.

I pull out my "go to" paints…

which I now just keep in this box 

so it's at my fingertips.

And I had a paintfest……...

If it was wood….

…I painted it.

After the paint dried, I measured and started cutting

the pieces with my table saw.

And, like a puzzle, covered each side,

…top, and bottom.

I glued, then nailed each piece onto the frame.

These will be able to be used separately,

or as a tower.

I didn't like the exposed edges, tho...

…so I went behind the house where I had put

some old slats from a louvered door…

…and painted those up as well.

I cut and nailed them to the front edges to hide the lip.

Okay, the puzzle part is done.

Now for the patina.

I brushed on, then wiped off stain.

Lovely……...

Last step before I delivered these was to line the

shelves with decorative paper.

But the most fun part of this process…

is what's ahead…

A new idea!!!!!!!!

from even more scraps!!!!!

Aren't they fun? 

So all the little pieces are in a bag…

just waiting for a rainy day.

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

804--402-4370

sheilafox@aol.com

A set of vintage oak chairs with veneer issues are rehabbed!

 I picked up yet another set of vintage oak chairs recently

at a thrift store.

I couldn't help myself…

I was really drawn to the detail in the chair fronts.

Aren't they lovely?

And I really didn't want to paint them, 

but all the seats had serious veneer issues.

 So I figured out a way to salvage them without painting.

First, I sanded down the spots that were missing veneer. 

Then I patched with stainable wood filler.

 When the filler was dry, 

I sanded the patches down even with the wood.

 Then I applied a deep Jacobean stain to the areas. 

and the patches practically disappeared!

 Next, I cut out batting and fabric to upholster the seats.

 (This is the last of the botanical fabric I've used on many projects.)

I turned the edges under and stapled all along the perimeters.

 They are all different, 

but still a set.

(You know how I hate matchy-matchy!)

After running out to Lowes to pick up antiqued brass nail heads,

I came back empty handed.

So i pulled out a bag of old ones that I had removed from some chairs.

I stuck them in a cardboard box and used Brasso to "bring them back"

enough to match the antique brass nail strips I'm using.

Worked like a charm.

Recycling at its best;)

Here they are in my booth at Greenwood Antiques & Uniques.

They were with a table for about five minutes,

until it sold! So I split them off in pairs until I can get another

table in to go with the four.

Would make a great dining room set.

The set of four is for sale at $265.

They are sturdy, no wobbles,

and have the original worn wood patina.

You can hardly notice the repairs to the veneer

because most of them are covered by the upholstery.

A little extra padding for the bum is a good thing!

I'll be heading to Greenwood later in the week.

Shall I bring them back for you?

Sheila Fox

SheShe, The Home Magician

804-402-4370

sheilafox@aol.com