Chair seats revamped

The seating for the above dining chair was originally off-white - suitable for the previous house lived in but not now. The room is basically black & these chairs are perfect so solution was to enhance them with fabric leftover from the footstool project (click to link). Finished (with a spare for emergency food spills!) they are waiting for some back cushions as the metal can sometimes be a little 'hard'. To see 'drapes' in the same room under construction, click here.

Stapling a foot ...

Last year I quickly recovered a footstool before moving - a really quick job if you use staples (above stool foot). If you click Stitcherydoodaa's Projects  you'll be able to see the result.

1930s Carver revamped ...

At left is a chair I renovated a few years ago. Originally a 1930s 'carver' it was the only one of the set suitable ie. it hand arms ! It was sanded down to bare wood (oak) then hand painted in a variety of different neutral colours before finally being "sponge" finished. Once completed it was varnished for durability.

The seat was also 're-vamped' using some dressmaking fabric - the only one I could find that blended in the hall where it was to be used. 

However, now after moving, its likely the seating will be renovated again to better suit the room its to be put in - more news on this over the forthcoming year.

Sponged arm

Sponged ladder-back

Sponged ladder-back