Picked up these babies this weekend. Free!
The boyfriend did a fair amount of eye rolling when I brought them home. I can't really blame him, but I see the potential.
When I started taking off the seats and springs, I figured out they were stuffed with straw! How old are these chairs?
I think they're oak, and I was hoping to refinish them, but two of the legs have pretty significant gouges that will have to be filled. So I'll probably paint them. I definitely want to do a fun fabric on the backs. Here are some inspiration pictures:
Honey and Fitz did an amazing job with some fun Chiang Mai material. I love her use of faux ostrich for wipeability.
Jessica Waks' Hollywood Glamour dining room. Probably would be the easiest to resell - people keep trying to buy my black dining set and it's not even finished.
I love the more traditional chairs paired with the modern table and modern fabric choices. But ugh - more black oil paint. My life would be okay if I never tackled a black oil paint project again.
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| Sarah 101 |
Sarah Richardson can do no wrong. Will you believe that the homeowners actually changed the chairs after the show? I think they
make the room. Here's the ones the homeowners ended up keeping. (I'm also not a fan of the generic-looking switched out artwork. But whatevs - it's their house.)
Here's a better picture of the Sarah chairs. Going this route would depend on finding two great patterns that work well with each other. I have no delusions that I could do it as well as Sarah, so I'll probably choose a safer route.
I want to find a table to go with them first, and that will greatly influence the makeover process. So, look forward to this project to be completed sometime in 2013.
Do you have a favorite?
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