Thursday, March 8, 2012

Little Chair, Little Chair

On our way back from Florida we came up through Alabama.  That was fun.  We found a Habitat for Humanity Resale store.  Got some good finds there and was fun in this big warehouse with real dim light picking through stuff.  We found this little chair....



I had so many ideas for it...... the little chair kept talking to me and didn't seem to want to go in the same direction as I wanted it to go.....  Mr. Sensible sanded down the seat for me.  Then I painted it ASCP Old White.  Distressed it and used clear and dark wax.   Simple sometimes is the best.
Here it is in the store.......Ready for Easter!





3 comments:

  1. Very cute....love the color and finish :o)
    ~Des

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  2. YOur little chair really brings back memories. I am a retired elementary teacher. I had a thirty year career in the school of my childhood. When I began my career in 1971, the classroom had many of these little oak chairs. They were marked under the bottom 1949 so I probably sat in them as a first or second grader myself. They remained very sturdy being built to last. I painted them yellow and used them until they were finally replaced in the 1990. They were replaced with vinyl and aluminum which was light weight and actually caused a rash on the back of little thighs exposed when wearing shorts. I loved my yellow chairs and hated to see them go and missed them but wasn't given a choice.

    You have a real treasure that can be passed on to another generation.

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  3. It's hard to resist little wooden chairs. I love the technique and color you used on this one. Pretty little Easter vingette too.

    hugs
    Sissie

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