Meet my first chair for the consignment store.
I actually bought her several years ago,
because she has a really cool shape.
Her shape has lines reminiscent
of a 1959 Plymouth Fury.
Just like Mom and Dad used to drive.
She's just what you might expect of a chair
found in Jane Jetson's house - Jane's desk chair.
(Jane probably blogs there.)
Only yesterday, this girl was suffering
some serious mid-life crisis blues.
(I know I should have taken before photos...
but, sadly I did not. You'll just have to trust me.)
Her frame was a golden maple color, and it was
a tad beat up with patches of hardened tape residue
here and there - it had lost it's sticky decades ago.
Some sanding and elbow grease took care of those.
I whipped out the new can of spray paint and
started spraying before I knew what hit me.
I noticed she had a couple of deep scratches.
Sanding was not enough to take care of those,
so I filled them, and sanded some more.
THEN I remembered to take some photos.
I filled scratches with this:
Her seat covering looked like this:
Not your typical upholstery fabric choice for
a mid-century mod chair, eh? I thought so, too.
It was probably some feeble attempt
to bring her into the 1990s.
On top of that, she had ZERO padding. Ouch.
(Most of us mid-century gals have seat padding to spare!)
When I removed her seat, I noticed
she's joined together with large pegs. Interesting.
When I decided to paint her,
I imagined her in bright turquoise or orange, with
a funky retro-inspired print seat.
I actually bought those colors
of spray paint at Home Depot.
But I didn't use them.
WHY?
Because I remembered the super-cool vinyl
I bought at Julie's garage sale.
Instead of going super bright,
I decided on neutral.
I gave the old girl a couple of coats of
Krylon's Champagne Nouveau.
It matched the vinyl perfectly.
Next, I added a couple of layers
of batting to her seat for comfort.
And she looks pretty nifty...just like I knew she could.
Today, she is a fine example of a lovely lady.
You may know someone just like her.
She's getting along in years, but she still has style.
She's a little quirky, a little elegant,
and more modest or understated than some-
even bathed in muted gold.
But she's comfortable with that.
It suits her just fine. She knows who she is.
Word for the Day:
I Timothy 2:8-10
8 I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; 9 likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10 but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.
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Make it Pretty Monday
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Marketplace
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Cowgirl Up!
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All Star Block Party
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Under
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Open House Party
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Redoux Link Party
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Furniture
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Restorations Weekend
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Constructed Friday
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Nite Special
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