Vintage Chair

April 13th, 2010 in member junk

CleverJunk, member

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Vintage chair

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I love vintage chairs with chippy paint. I make sure they're sturdy, sand and wax them and replace the seat with new foam and dacron and upholster them in hand made upholstery patchwork made from discontinued fabric swatches.

Pattern or design used: My own design - Sherri Spear

posted in: member junk, vintage, wood, cottage, artwork, funky, country, whimsical, furniture, living room, bedroom, study, office, fabric

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shabbychick writes: What a wonderfully shabby/cute chair you've created! Love it, and all the energy you have!

Keep up the good work!

Kathy Posted: 1:59 pm on April 15th

rachelrivniker writes: loved the chair and loved the quilt. It's beautiful. great idea for all my scraps and bits of fabric Posted: 1:56 pm on April 15th

makinthemostofit writes: What a great chair. Your upholstery is wonderful. I have dived in a dumpster or two after books of discarded fabric swatches from a local furniture store. The joys of being a junker!! Gotta love it! Posted: 4:18 pm on April 14th

CleverJunk writes: Yes, I'm busy...can't help myself, there's so much out there to be rescued! The patchwork upholstery has become sort of my trademark...I just can't part with all those yummy scraps of fabric. Posted: 1:08 pm on April 14th