Parts of these lovely vintage chairs are made of plastic. The front legs and the decorative backs are all a hard plastic composite. No worries thou I still painted and distressed them.
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PAINTING AND DISTRESSING PLASTIC CHAIRS - white dining chairs
Parts of these lovely vintage chairs are made of plastic. The front legs and the decorative backs are all a hard plastic composite. No worries thou I still painted and distressed them.
PLATE WALL DISPLAY - shabby chic style
"BUY IT WHEN YOU SEE IT BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT"
I have always found the key to
creating successful & wonderful
wall displays has always been to use
the things I love and have collected
over time. But more importantly
when I want to get to work building
a display I look for items that have
been stored out of sight and out of
mind, like these plates stacked in a
pile in the back of a cupboard.
CHARITY EVENT - 2014 chairs for charity and more
We set up all the amazing donations for this year's Chairs for
Charity today at Frostings. Silent auction for half of the items
starts tomorrow and the live auction for the top items happens
Thursday night.
ANNIE SLOAN & THE PAINTED LEATHER CHAIR
That title sounds a little
like an adventure novel
if you ask me and the
story does have it's ups
and downs.
and downs.
PROVINCIAL CHAIRS
I found a couple of good chairs over the weekend and started painting them as soon as they arrived home.
I HACKED THE HEMNES SECRETARY DESK
I'm not sure what constitutes an official Ikea Hack but check out what I did to an Ikea Hemnes Secretary Desk.
FURNITURE MAKE OVERS - behind the scenes
All these photos are in progress shoots from my Furniture Makeover Weekend.
The idea for a furniture makeover weekend started 8 months earlier. I believe it also started much
smaller but since we would have to travel to the location I suppose the coordinators figured to get the
most out of it while we were there. Lots of projects can be finished in a day but the idea was for
everyone to learn from all the different projects though out the weekend not just their own.
I've taught class before and I've managed 20 staff but you just never know what you are in for the
first time you do anything big. As the chosen weekend got closer I found myself pretty calm,
and eager to take on the challenge. I got to go shopping for supplies in the last week and get
everything packed. I still didn't know what every project was so I had to pack in anticipation.
Once upon a time I was a Girl Guide so I am always prepared.
We arrived early Saturday morning and met the ladies from LNT group. There wasn't much time to
met and greet, we had to find a sink to set up the paint mixing and figure out the area to spray
outdoors. My tool boxes would also have to found their way to the second floor where we were setting up. Long industrial tables circled the room in preparation for all the students to work on.
Before I knew it students were arriving and projects were appearing on the tables.
THE CONSULTATION ... 18 of them!
I had to talk with each person to find out what they wanted out of their furniture piece.
Repairs, additions, color, and finish, some projects evolved right there in the 2 hours, but I had to move along to get everyone focused and working.
I recall asking a group of ladies at the sink "what time is it" the response was "10 to 12
almost lunch". My reaction "is that it" made them laugh. Well at least it was lunch time!
I was in the Twilight Zone, time meant nothing to me as I ran from here to there seeing each
anxious smile wanting my attention. I would get half way through a leg install and be off again
down stairs to mix paint, which was on my way to saw the lumber I needed to finish the leg install.
By early afternoon on day two I started to notice things slowing down and coming to a finish, I could stop and talk with a student for a few minutes, I could pick up a rag and help them buff their finish, we were standing pieces up and admiring them as they were done. That was the goal and we did it!
FURNITURE MAKE OVERS - before and after 1
All the wonderful BEFORE & AFTERS you are about to see look so amazing in person,
and the students that preformed the work were outstanding.
How many of you would like to attend a furniture makeover weekend?
Well the PR Guy here and the LNT Group in Merritt coordinated that exact thing,
and I was the chosen teacher.
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| we added drawer stops, learned some bled blocking tips, and added a graphic transfer on this dresser |
18 students, some with multiple projects, 2 days, almost every tool I own,
and with years of experience we gotter done!
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| it was stripped, cleaned, painted grey, clear waxed, then dark waxed. It is off to the upholster soon! |
The week before the class, students started to email photos and ideas of that they would like to do.
When this chair's BEFORE pic showed up George started to panic, but I wasn't worried in the least.
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| vintage high chair painted in a cherry red was heading back to Prince George to be a display piece in a floral shop |
We traveled over 2 hours to get to our destination but some ladies traveled much farther to join us.
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| simple vintage chair given a new life with a light turquoise spray, sanding, and waxing. |
We did lots of color mixing and I showed students how to thin and strain paint for spraying.
Any one who wanted to try their hand at using the paint gun could also try it out.
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| coordinating wallpaper was added in the back and you can see more of the detail of this cabinet now that it is lighter |
We wallpapered and waxed, we stripped some pieces, we stained a few pieces,
we painted and polyed, but best of all ...
I had a blast running non stop repairing things, adding things, making suggestions,
and simply helping everyone leave with a beautiful new pieces of furniture they would be
proud to display in their homes.
and simply helping everyone leave with a beautiful new pieces of furniture they would be
proud to display in their homes.
PAINTING UPHOLSTERY - grey and white french chair
I did it .... I painted a whole chair from the frame to the upholstery. Everybody else is doing it why not me.
THE BIRTHDAY CHAIR - antique white chair
I finished painting and upholstering that green vintage desk chair
I showed you last week. It was done for a special little girl's birthday.
I have a lot of ppl ask if upholstery is easy,
my answer is usually always the same.
It is the tear down that is horrible.
You are dealing with rusty staples and tacks, and this chair had been
re-upholstered before, making it almost impossible to get all the old staples out.
I actually used an angle grinder to deal with most of them. (don't do this at home)
Sometimes you also find animal hair, grass, cotton, and burlap,
all of which are dusty and dirty. So this is not my favorite thing to do.
Once I get past all that and start to rebuild, repaint, and reupholster
I find it fun!
EDWARDIAN SCRIPT - table for two
The weather was wonderful and warm
so I decided to do the photo shoot outdoors for you on this one.
This little table was an auction buy and quite a simple redo once I decided to
keep the lovely wood top.
The chairs were orphaned and the natural wood on the seats go nicely with the table.
The seats are upholstered in a heavy weight woven linen with stripping
and the chairs backs are each numbered with Edwardian script.
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6 MILLION DOLLAR CHAIR - upholstered white chair
This post is for my friend Bliss. She requested some insights into chair upholstery, but Bliss should know she would get a bit more than what she asked for.
BLACK AND WHITE TOILE - shabby chic dining chairs
4 tired 70's dining chairs came to me via Uncle Ronnie.
While I was working on a different set of chairs all propped up in the driveway
he stopped in to let me know there was 4 more chairs that needed my help just down the road.
THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS PT2 - union jack painted upholstery
After painting the frames of these vintage 80's dining chairs, I custom painted the seats with a union jack flag.
TOILE UPHOLSTERY - french country wooden chairs
When the weather is nice I run ragged working outside getting all sorts of projects painted. Unfortunately not all of them get finished in order but I
have managed to get some Toile chairs finished to share with you.
SPRAY PAINTING A WOOD CHAIR - turquoise wood chair
The plan for this chair was to donate him to a charity auction makeover event, but the description of eligibility was to also have a fabric seat. Needless to say he didn't qualify and had to stay with me for a makeover of my choosing.
NO LONGER JUST A DINING CHAIR - balloon back chair
I really enjoy doing balloon back chairs. Not because they are easy to work on but because I love the shape so much.
THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS PT1 - union jack set
Don't they look like the perfect soldiers lined up?
Color - Emperor's Silk
George's favorite color is red.
Every now and then (all the time actually) he wants me to paint something in red.
So far when George suggests something it's worked out pretty well.
SO I WENT FOR IT ... and was scared the whole time!
** Painted **
** Sanded **
** Dark wax **
Here's how these 4 beige 80's chairs started out and how they ended up.
Part 2 of *THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS* can be read here
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Here's how these 4 beige 80's chairs started out and how they ended up.
Part 2 of *THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS* can be read here
Sharing with:
http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com
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