Here is some more that we've added to our For Sale page.
And while we're posting pictures, heres a headboard we've got listed too.
Showing posts with label Dining chairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dining chairs. Show all posts
More chairs...and a headboard
We're slowly making our way through all the random chairs clogging up our storage room. We've been working on them since about October last year... and we admit to being a little over them! But we're almost at the end - thank goodness.
Here is some more that we've added to our For Sale page.
Here is some more that we've added to our For Sale page.
Pink Potion Chair
We've had a bit of a disaster in our workshop today.
Our air compressor has decided to go on the blink and is causing us no end of frustration and naughty words. This in itself is a problem because we work from home and have noise conditions to abide by! I'm sure my potty mouth could be heard all the way down the end of the street....
But my husband - who is off work for a couple of days with a nastily sprained ankle - managed to hobble around long enough to lend me his mates compressor. Yay, its saved the day!
Despite all this we managed to finished ANOTHER chair today. We had lots of these random chairs in storage and they're great to finish off when waiting for commission jobs to dry.
This one is painted with Voodoo Molly Pink Potion. Its a dusty pink which we call the "Adult Pink". Which is like "Baby Pink" but for grown ups. Because its dusty. And dirty. ;)
Anyhooo, the colour sample in the photo below is a more accurate representation of the colour than the chair itself. The sun was shining very bright when I took the photos making it look very washed-out. Sorry!
The chair is C1920s and has a lovely art deco motif on the back rail. Its made of oak with lovely graining.
This is for sale so visit my FOR SALE page.
Our air compressor has decided to go on the blink and is causing us no end of frustration and naughty words. This in itself is a problem because we work from home and have noise conditions to abide by! I'm sure my potty mouth could be heard all the way down the end of the street....
But my husband - who is off work for a couple of days with a nastily sprained ankle - managed to hobble around long enough to lend me his mates compressor. Yay, its saved the day!
Despite all this we managed to finished ANOTHER chair today. We had lots of these random chairs in storage and they're great to finish off when waiting for commission jobs to dry.
This one is painted with Voodoo Molly Pink Potion. Its a dusty pink which we call the "Adult Pink". Which is like "Baby Pink" but for grown ups. Because its dusty. And dirty. ;)
Anyhooo, the colour sample in the photo below is a more accurate representation of the colour than the chair itself. The sun was shining very bright when I took the photos making it look very washed-out. Sorry!
The chair is C1920s and has a lovely art deco motif on the back rail. Its made of oak with lovely graining.
This is for sale so visit my FOR SALE page.
Enchant Mint Chair
Each year at the end of January we take our summer holidays. Most years we camp at the same spot and other years we take a road trip.
This year we went camping and we had a blast! It helped having totally awesome weather for a change. We managed to get in lots of relaxing, fishing, bush walks and ATE lots and lots.
We are back at work now and added a new chair to our stocks today.
This is an old C1930s oak chair painted in Voodoo Molly Enchant Mint and recovered in a white self-pattered fabric. We love the feet of this chair... very cute!
Decorative Chair
Although we call this colour "Blood Red" its actually described as poppy + pomegranate. Translate: a deep red with a pink tinge.
Its seems nearlly impossible to take good pictures of red objects. I know, I've tried lots of times. So when looking at this chair try and imagine it deeper and darker. What really made this colour pop was the dark Black Magic glaze. Yummmo.
I haven't posted a before & after photo for a while, so here you go:
St George Chair
Sorry SOLD
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See samples in my GALLERY page
COMMISSION us to refurbish your furniture
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TUTORIAL - Removing upholstery wrinkles
We all hate wrinkles, I know I do!
But I also hate wrinkles in my newly upholstered pieces, like this set of 6 dining room chairs I've just completed.
But never fear, there is a way to remove them. :) Here is another video for my tutorial series demonstrating how to use steam. For more tutorials please click on the Tutorial Tab above.
But I also hate wrinkles in my newly upholstered pieces, like this set of 6 dining room chairs I've just completed.
But never fear, there is a way to remove them. :) Here is another video for my tutorial series demonstrating how to use steam. For more tutorials please click on the Tutorial Tab above.
Wanna see what these chairs looked like before I started? They were in a terrible state.....
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Industrial Lime - Retro dining chairs
These two little beauties I brought from my favourite charity shop "Papatoetoe Hospice" in Auckland. The ladies there are just lovely, the shop inviting and exciting.... and I always come out with some little treasure or two.
These chairs were actually in lovely condition apart from a tiny tear in one seat. However they were a bit tired and needed freshening up.
My friend Lisa from Urban Habitat gifted me some lime coloured vinyl a couple of weeks ago and its has worked perfectly for these. The colour really makes the industrial lines and black metal pop out.
These chairs were actually in lovely condition apart from a tiny tear in one seat. However they were a bit tired and needed freshening up.
My friend Lisa from Urban Habitat gifted me some lime coloured vinyl a couple of weeks ago and its has worked perfectly for these. The colour really makes the industrial lines and black metal pop out.
SORRY SOLD
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Raspberry Coolie
Raspberry coolie is the only name I could call this dining chair refurb. The fabric is raspberry pink and the super-quick turn around meant nothing but COOL can describe it!
How easy is recovering a set of dining sets huh? The hardest part was choosing the fabric and then making sure the pattern was centered and matching.
Not much more to say about these really - other than the dark brown and striking pink look AWESOME!
How easy is recovering a set of dining sets huh? The hardest part was choosing the fabric and then making sure the pattern was centered and matching.
Not much more to say about these really - other than the dark brown and striking pink look AWESOME!
FOR SALE NZ$150
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Cool-As-A-Cucumber - Funky Green Chair
If I'm really motivated I can do a project in one day, start to finish. It means getting up early (blurk) and for-going some household chores (yay), but mostly I can crack the whip when I want to.
I didn't take any progress photos of the upholstery darn it......next time I promise! But heres a few closeups to make up for it.
This funky retro diner is an iconic Jon Jansen chair, and it was started and finished yesterday. This includes cleaning, sanding, staining, varnishing and upholstery. Whahoo!
I remembered to take a few progress photos this time around. Normally I don't as I forget in my excitement to start lol.
This first one is during the sanding process. I used an electric Black & Decker palm sander for the flat sides and sanded the legs and curves by hand. Remember to wear a dust mask every time you sand, as well as ear muffs when using electric sanders. Safety first peeps!
This next photo is when adding stain. The colour is a warm brown and is simply applied using a soft, lint-free cloth. Disposable gloves are essential! While I'm waiting for the stain to dry I started working on the upholstery. My stain takes about 4 hours.
And lastly I give it a coat of varnish. If you click on the photo to enlarge it you'll see the word VARNISH written on my brush. I use this brush only for varnish, carefully washing and drying it each time and storing in a bag when not in use. Doing that limits any lint, dirt or paint getting into the finish.
Oak Extension Table with 4 chairs
Oak is such a lovely homely wood which I adore. I have refurbished a few items in this lovely timber and the rich grain still never fails to amaze me. I brought this dining suite mainly for the impressive turned legs of the table, but the whole set is gorgeous.
The table top had a lot of heat & water marks which have been removed... what a difference just doing that made!
Now look at that grain.... wow. Warm and delicious like steam pud and custard. hmmmm. The fabric is a chocolate brown with turquoise floral designs. I tried several different fabrics but this one was the best by far. Lovely. I've used this fabric before in this project here.
The wood itself has been cleaned down, stripped off, re-stained and re-polished. All of the photos here were taken before the final coat of protective varnish... so lets say it is wayyyyy better in real life. :)
We have a very similar table to this in our dining room. But its no where near as good as this! This set is full of friggin-awesome-ness!
The table top had a lot of heat & water marks which have been removed... what a difference just doing that made!
The wood itself has been cleaned down, stripped off, re-stained and re-polished. All of the photos here were taken before the final coat of protective varnish... so lets say it is wayyyyy better in real life. :)
The carving on the chair backs are subtle and understated, just the right balance for this table. I can just imagine the furniture maker with his hammer and chisel...
We have a very similar table to this in our dining room. But its no where near as good as this! This set is full of friggin-awesome-ness!
SORRY SOLD
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4 Retro stripped dining chairs
Except I had other plans.
I originally planned to cover in a funky vinyl.... pale blue and white was my preference. However they have been sitting in my storage room for over a year. Lonely. And discarded.
So I got my hubby to bring them home the other day to check them out. The covers weren't the best sewing, but the chairs themselves were in fairly good condition. A little rust on the chrome finish was disappointing, but once the foam was replaced these would be really comfortable chairs.
So out came my trusty compressor and I stapled those baby's on. Shame the stitch work wasn't the best because these actually look really good when you don't look up close.
SORRY SOLD
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Cottage Chairs x 2
I found a couple of these old chairs and knew instantly they'd look great with flakey and distressed paint. Yup, I was right! The fabric is called "English Rose Petite", so its very fitting. I've used that fabric before in a number of other projects and it works really well.
Lovely Dining Chair
I love seeing before and afters of dining chairs, but to paint them is VERY time consuming. Of particular frustration are spindle back or rail back chairs. Very fiddly for using a paint brush. I have a paint sprayer/compressor however I find hand painting gives a more organic feel to the pieces. So I persevere. :)
This chair below had an upholstered back and seat so less to paint!
After painting the chair a soft white I distressed the edges to create that aged feel. The hexagon tapered legs were calling out for that. The fabric is gorgeous and beautiful quality too. I brought a few meters of it at the Shanghai Textile Markets whilst I was there on holiday recently.
After painting the chair a soft white I distressed the edges to create that aged feel. The hexagon tapered legs were calling out for that. The fabric is gorgeous and beautiful quality too. I brought a few meters of it at the Shanghai Textile Markets whilst I was there on holiday recently.
French Inspired Chairs
The fabric is a French Toile style in black and white. The paint is a soft white which is distressed on the edges. I love the hexagon style legs and square backed frame.
French Toile Chairs
For the last couple of weeks... and for another couple of weeks yet to come.... I'm furiously trying to complete a lot of unfinished projects I have lying around. Some for our own home, some to learn on, and some I just need to get rid of for more room.
Today I finished this set of 4 dining chairs. They were in a bad state to start with... very grotty. The white vinyl covers with literally caked with dirt and grease, so off they came in a jiffy. The wooden frames were fine with a clean, although some of the varnish was a bit bubbly. I re-webbed, re-sponged and re-upholstered. The fabric is a gorgeous black and white french toile style. Very cool.
"Sack" covered dining chairs
I have decided to sell my existing dining room chairs, and change them with these chairs. Of course, I need to change the 1980s fabric, which was outdated and dirty.
I had some light sandy coloured linen-like fabric that goes well with our colour scheme, so I enlisted the help of my daughter and she stenciled away for the day. Gosh it took her about 3 hours all up, but I think the result is amazing. Each time she finished one stencil I heat set it, upholstered them onto the simple bases and screwed them back into space. Eazi pezi.
Shabby chic Kitchen chairs
These are just adorable!
They were painted in Lakeside Blue to match my existing kitchen, but the walls are in the same colour and now theres too much blue going on. So instead of repainting them, I'll on-sell and paint a new set...this time in white.
A few layers of pale pink and yellow was painted under the blue so the colours could peek through when the blue top coat was rubbed back. They look great!
They were painted in Lakeside Blue to match my existing kitchen, but the walls are in the same colour and now theres too much blue going on. So instead of repainting them, I'll on-sell and paint a new set...this time in white.
A few layers of pale pink and yellow was painted under the blue so the colours could peek through when the blue top coat was rubbed back. They look great!
Funky Orange Antique Oak Chair
I had lots of fun with this chair! The fabric was beautiful to work with... it was excellent quality thick faux suede, perfect for upholstery. I only have enough left to do one more dining chair, which is a shame.
Anyway, back to this chair. It was made earlier last century, although age is unknown. The patent number stamped on the bottom is 8598. The oak is in lovely condition with beautiful grain. It has a light stain to bring out the richness.
Anyway, back to this chair. It was made earlier last century, although age is unknown. The patent number stamped on the bottom is 8598. The oak is in lovely condition with beautiful grain. It has a light stain to bring out the richness.
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It was chair-time this week and here was the result...
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