Second chance chairs: a few before and afters

Who doesn't love a cute chair? They add interest to a room, can be inexpensive if bought 2nd hand and if you have a vision, can be transformed with a little bit of paint, fabric and elbow grease.

I have shared many chair transformations here on the blog like this, this and this. 

I even have a board on Pinterest where I collect beautiful chair makeovers, 

so I suppose it's safe to say I have a bit of a chair fetish!

Today I have a whole new crop of chair makeovers. The first couple I am sharing are my own chairs and were done in collaboration with my friend Ann, of Siena & Spoke, who recently added creative painting projects to her interior painting business. 

I gave Ann some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old Olive and free reign on this guy....

 

She did a wonderful dry brush technique and gave it a new look.
I can't believe I waited all these years to have this chair painted,
I am delighted with the transformation.

 

I got these chairs for $7 each at a local thrift store. Ann painted everything with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, including the faux vinyl upholstery and gave them a coat of wax.
I designed the pattern on the chair back and despite my DIY-ADD, we painted those together.
Until I come up with a plan for where to use these guys and what to re-upholster them in,
I love them on my sunporch!

Ann also did this piece for me

If you are local to the Madison, WI area and have a sad, tired piece of furniture looking for a facelift, give Ann a call. 

You can find her business, Siena & Spoke, as well as her portfolio on Houzz and Facebook. 

Her tag line "repurposing with paint {furniture, walls and beyond} says it all!

This next chair is the product of my client's DIY and Ebay skills and a collaboration with my wonderful upholsterer.

Her neighbor was ready to put these guys to the curb, my client saw potential....

She painted the frame a lovely gold, found this amazing python fabric on Ebay for a song
and sent them off to be re done....

I. Die. 

Plus, I am so proud of my client for going it on her own to update these chairs. We talked about many options and in the end, finding this amazing fabric set the project in motion.

Remember this chair from my Bold & Blue family room project?

 I showed you an update here

Now check this baby out in her new home with her kitchy pillow, slipcovered ottoman and beautifully refinished table....

 So fun!

Do you have a chair fetish like me? If so what have you done to transform yours?

--------------Cathy--------------

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Rx Reveal: Harwood Kitchen and LR

Today I am so excited to share the photos taken by 

Brittany of Reverie Photography of first floor update I recently completed for a client. 

(I originally posted about this project here.)

The Framed fine art photographs on the sink wall above were the jumping off point for this project, which involved decorating only. The exception was a DIY custom refrigerator cabinet built by my client's talented husband. 

How about the spice cabinet built on the end????

The dated wallpaper was replaced with a paintable textured linen paper making it easy to change down the road.  Fun fabrics were brought in for window treatments, chair seats and a table runner. The table was given a fresh look with some chalk paint. We hired professionals for the wallpapering and window treatments but my clients, fearless DIYers, did all of the other projects themselves. 

Just to give perspective, some side by side before and afters….

Gone is the dated wallpaper and window treatments,

replaced with a bright, welcoming look and a punch of color.

We also did a bit of tweaking in the living room and dining room.

This is where we began in this space….
(it was serving as a staging area for the family room where work had also begun on an update which I will share another day.)

The sofa got fresh upholstery and new pillows in fabrics that worked with the existing Oriental rug.

We replaced window treatments and lampshades….



The oh so talented husband creates beautiful mosaics in addition to building cabinets!

In the dining room  a window treatment and a new light fixture were added.

Many thanks to Brittany of Reverie Photography for documenting this project for me.
Nothing feels better than the great sense of accomplishment that comes from seeing my vision turned into a reality that meets the expectations of a client.
In the case of this project, an added bonus is that through the process of working together, my client and I have become friends, a lovely reward!
I will be back another day to share the last of the photos and the family room re-do in this home,
stay tuned.

--------------Cathy--------------

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One Room Challenge: teen room tweak reveal!

Well, the day has arrived, the One Room Challenge reveal! If you have been following along, you don't need any narration, just some good after shots.
If you are just tuning in, you can get the back story here:
Week #1   Week#2   Week #3    Week #4   Week #5

Here we go with the visuals….

Remember the before?

 And now…..

So that's that! The room is "done" though I artfully did not photograph the ceiling fan because it did not get zushed up. I am hoping to convince the accountant that I am married to that the yucky fans in the kids rooms need to be upgraded. Wish me luck!

So now hurry yourself on over to Linda's blog and see what all of the other folks have pulled off in their spaces at the
One Room Challenge linking party

And then if you haven't already, go see the final reveals of the official ORC participants.
Some amazing spaces and incredible talent out there.

Many thanks to Linda for all of the hard work on her part to keep the energy going on the ORC each week.
I don't know about you, but now that the ORC is over, I got nothin' but time on my hands!
Best gear up for the holidays or something.
Maybe I'll even get really organized and start planning for the next ORC.
Or maybe I'll go take an another after picture of my daughter's room, because you know it is already a mess again, right?!!!
Keeping it real…..
Thanks for sticking with me over the past 6 weeks, such fun!

--------------Cathy--------------

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