| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 12 2008 : 5:41:35 PM
I bought these poor abused chairs at the thrift store yesterday for $3.50 each. The upholstery needs to be re-done and here is a "before" set of pictures. I will be sanding, staining and giving a deep beeswax and mineral oil finish to them over the next couple of days!
 
Tell me what you think!
And this is what they look like refinished!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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| 24 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Sandra K. Licher |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 10:15:06 AM
Alee...what a bargain and all your hard work will pay off! I used to do that when my kids were little and now they are family heirlooms! You Go Girl!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
Farmgirl Sister #226 |
| iloveprims |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 09:44:57 AM
They are beautiful and such an awesome find! I never get that lucky :-)
http://wantingtobeme.blogspot.com |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 6:22:12 PM
Thanks everyone! I only have two chairs done out of the four. The project got put on hold with the family emergency and all. I hope to finish them up this weekend. Then I will take a picture of the dining room with the revamped table and chairs all happy together!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 1:02:53 PM
Excellent Job, Alee!! Good find and way to use that elbow grease! Those chairs are just lovely now!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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| sweetproserpina |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 12:53:57 PM
Those turned out beautiful! Great Job!
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
http://theprimroseway.blogspot.com/ |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 08:08:34 AM
Thanks! I have done two and have 2 more left to do. It takes a lot of sanding to get the wood smooth again and my fingers get worn out! LOL I will probably finish the other two today.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| kydeere40744 |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 9:18:22 PM
I LOVE the dark color in the wood on the chair. You did an excellent job rehabbing those suckers! They are looking beautiful.
~Jessica in Kentucky & Farmgirl Sisterhood #137~
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 9:05:48 PM
they look great Alee. I bet they will look absolutely gorgeous redone..and only $3.50 each..wow. hey..I bet queenofdreamz/Steph has some lovely barkcloth or vintage fabric that would look absolutely lovely on them.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 9:49:51 PM
Oh my gosh! I just got done staining and rubbing some beewax into one of them! I will take a photo tomorrow when the light is better! you wouldn't believe it was the same chair!!!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| Tammy Claxton |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 6:21:03 PM
Great chairs and a steal @$3.50 a piece!! What great curves on them!
Crafty Bay Farmgirl Chapter
"What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger"
Farmgirl #152
http://countryintheburbs.blogspot.com/ |
| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 4:32:19 PM
What a great find, Alee. Those chairs are just wonderful. Too bad the finish was in such bad shape. You know what they say about removing the "patina". But with those it looks necessary. I look forward to seeing the "after" pics.
We also found an old chair at Rose's yard sale this weekend. It could use refinishing (someone had already started it) and the black leather seat is worn, but dh (so far) won't consider refinishing it. He might change his mind later ;)
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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| elphie0503 |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 4:10:53 PM
Oh Alee I love those! What a good buy!! I can't wait until you're thru with them so we can see the after!
Samantha
www.elphie0503.blogspot.com
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort~~Albright
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| Michelle Marie |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 12:43:36 PM
Love the chairs and what a deal! I like getting old chairs and fixing them up. I have done it twice and am hooked, I am wanting to learn how to reupholster some all fabric chairs but I am a little afraid! Cannot wait to see your after pic.
http://whitakerworld.wordpress.com/ |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 11:24:15 AM
I wore out my sand paper yesterday so I went and got some more from the dollar store. More sanding. Lots more sanding. Guess I am giving my lawn a really fine wood mulch! LOL
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| goneriding |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 10:10:06 AM
What lovely chairs!! Yep, we'll need pics!!
Winona :-)
When you lose, don't lose the lesson!!
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| Jami |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 09:54:54 AM
I love a bargain and a chance to create something anew...way to go, girl! Enjoy creating.
Jami in WA
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| whispering pines |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 07:08:46 AM
Great find, great lines.
"Greetings from the Gateway to the North Cascades." |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 06:54:20 AM
Sure thing! I can hardly wait to get them done! I think they will be so pretty when they are all stained and glowing again. I am really sad that some of the filigrees in the center of the back are really badly damaged. I am going to try to save them but one of the chairs has an name and address of the company. I am going to write it down when I am out there today, call or email them to see if they have any in some storage room just in case I have to replace them.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| sweetproserpina |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 05:33:10 AM
Those are lovely - and what a deal! Make sure to post pics when you get them done, they'll look beautiful!
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
http://theprimroseway.blogspot.com/ |
| Mumof3 |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 05:16:58 AM
Alee- You scooped up a great deal on hose chairs! Can't wait to see the end result of all your hard work. :)
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
Wherever you go, there you are.
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| Nance in France |
Posted - Jul 13 2008 : 01:28:48 AM
I agree! Beautiful lilting lines in those babies and HIGH FIVE for the great price! Don't forget to post those photos after they get the Alee treatment! |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 12 2008 : 8:56:44 PM
Well, as much as I hate to strip off an antique finish, all four are stripped down. In some places the stain was so close to the surface that it got sanded down to raw wood in just a few strokes! (hand sanding no tools!) Tomorrow I am going to get right back out there and go over them with fine grit sandpaper until they are silky smooth again. Then they will get stained and a homemade beeswax/mineral oil finish rubbed in until the wood won't absorb any more. I can hardly wait!!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| nubidane |
Posted - Jul 12 2008 : 7:30:40 PM
Great find!! Waiting for the After Alee pics! |
| catscharm74 |
Posted - Jul 12 2008 : 7:11:50 PM
I love their graceful lines!! That is an awesome find.
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
FARMGIRL #90 |
