This is not my normal cricut project, but I thought I would share anyway. My mother had this chair in her garage in the going, going, going pile. She's had it forever and it had seen better days-ripped seat and drips of paint all over. I love the little flower on the back though, so I snagged it and thought I'd fix it up a bit. I sanded it down - mostly. I left some of the dark on the edges and creases (see photo 2), partly because I was going for a shabby chic-distressed look, and partly because I was sanding outside in the FREEZING cold and wanted to hurry inside to thaw. Then I put on a layer of Minwax stain and finish. I tore off the old seat cover only to find another underneath - I guess I wasn't the first one to redo it. I stapled on the new fabric, screwed the seat back on and POOF - fabulous new chair. I started about 3 and had it done and back in the house by 6, not to bad. Thanks for looking!
The edges are left with the old stain
Chair before :
5 comments:
Super nice work! Love it.
I love the white accents! The swirls look like snow. The colors are beautiful! Hope all your pages this year are as lovely as this first one!
Happy 2011!
Evelyn
Awesome job! Love the shabby chic.
What a wonderful transformation!
What a wonderful job you did!!! :) And I love that it's been in the family a while...you'll think of your mother when you sit in it!
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