This actually was my project for 2014 but only getting around to share it...
Each year I donate an up-cycled theme decorated chair to a great cause. Chairs for Charity to bring awareness to L.A.M. My friend Carrie suffers from this lung disease and is a champion for getting the word out and raising funds and awareness of this little know affliction. You can read more about it here.
I purchased 2 of these chairs from a local thrift store for $15 each.
Each year I donate an up-cycled theme decorated chair to a great cause. Chairs for Charity to bring awareness to L.A.M. My friend Carrie suffers from this lung disease and is a champion for getting the word out and raising funds and awareness of this little know affliction. You can read more about it here.
I purchased 2 of these chairs from a local thrift store for $15 each.
Above is the primed chair--I forgot to take a pic of the original I was so excited to get started!
I used a chalk finish paint from the Lowe's recipe. Just love that it is so cheap to just buy one of the little 8 ounce jars in any color and mix up my own. This was a color called "Linen".
After I did some random stenciling, I used a dark wax to get a nice aged look, let that dry, then lightly sanded randomly for distressing. Followed up with another light coat of clear wax and buffed.
I recovered the seat with heavy french script upholstery fabric--I only removed the piping of the old cover. Simply went over the top of the old fabric. Easy peasy.
The chair bid up to $125.00. Not bad for less than $25 investment!
Stay tuned for my 2015 chair--same design and a hint---this one is a very pale grey!
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3 comments:
Well done for creating such a beautiful chair and raising such a lot of funds.
Rosezeeta.
Wow, that chair is beautiful!
The chair is gorgeous, looks so luxurious. It's great that you sold it for such a great price.
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