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The truth is almost 30 chairs have come into this house
over the last month from one place or another.
I think the Chairs for Charity Auction has something to do with it,
Im sure its a conspiracy and I will get to the bottom of it or die trying to get them all done.
These 4 tired 70s dining chairs came to me via Uncle Ronnie.
While I was working on the last set all propped up in the driveway
he stopped in to let me know they were on the roadside just up the street.
Bird poop and all
Great Upholstery ... oh the memories!
Some arms missing ... of course both left arms.
So I amputated the 2 remaining right arms, cleaned, and repaired everything
They got a sprayed coat of a custom blue I mixed.
Plz dont asked about this color ... I started with Provence but it was like a mad scientists lab on the kitchen counter while I added a touch of this and a drop of that trying to achieve something.
BTW I didnt achieve what I wanted.
Then I dry brushed a light grey over the blue,
but it didnt give me the light bright overall appearance I really wanted.
So they all got a good painting of white and because of a few rain showers
they got to dry in the kitchen.
My cat doesnt get to go on the kitchen island but apparently freshly painted furniture does!
I still wanted a punch of the blue to come thru so they
got a good edge sanding to bring it out.
This time I did have the black toile in the house,
I had picked it up with the red toile that I purchased for the last set of chairs.
The first layer of upholstery is more durable drop cloth
then covered with the toile.
Dont forget you all marked your calendar for this Thursdays*CHAIRS FOR CHARITY*
at
The Passionate Home
20605 Fraser Hwy Langley
18 RECLAIMED chairs have thoughtfully beenRESTYLED into beautiful themed thrones,some come with celebrity autographsEach will be auctioned off the evening of Thursday, October 27, 2011benefiting the Langley Christmas Bureau.
four celebrity chairs will go on the LIVE auction block at 7:00pmwith the remaining chairs available through silent auction bids in store all day long
10:00am - 7:30pm. Below you can see all the chairs and celebs
HGTVs CASH & CARI
comes with autographed photo
Mayor Peter Fassbender
Mayor of the City of Langley
Gabrielle Miller
Actress from "Corner Gas" fame
comes with autographed photo
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1 Fish 2 Fish Langleys BEST Seafood Market comes with autographed photo |
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McBurney Junction Furniture neighbours of the Passionate Home |
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Forever Yours Lingerie
Langleys one stop Lingerie Shop Comes with autographed photo |
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Well Seasoned Gourmet Food Store |
Bruce Sellery
Journalist, Speaker, Author?
comes with autographed book "Moolala"
Mike Mason Author
Comes with a signed copy of his book "The Blue Umbrella"
Lucy Adams Artist
Chair canvas will be painted by the artist herself!
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BC Lions Comes with autographed team poster |
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Langley Rivermen Langleys Junior A Hockey Team comes with autographed team photo |
Our very own
Passionate Home
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Starbucks 2 Coffee Chairs from their Power Centre location |
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| Starbucks Big Easy Chair take home a piece of Starbucks history |
To wrap up the list Elinor will be creating a "Vintage E" chair
and there will have a chair that represents the
LANGLEY CHRISTMAS BUREAU
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The weather here has been so nice I have been running ragged working outside getting all sorts of
projects painted. Unfortunately not all of them get finished in order as the next day ends up with the
sun shining again so I start another, saving the final touches for colder wetter days coming. But I
have managed to get something finished to share with you.
A little birdy dropped off these 4 pretty chairs asking if I thought I
could make them over and have someone love them again.
I said ... "I think I can!"
I just adore the warm patina worn into the wood so of course I wanted to work with them.
I sprayed them black, sanded them smooth with a bit of distressing, and finished them with some wax.
I kept some of the beauty of the wood showing by not painting the seats.
I removed any old wood, upholstery, and all the nails.
I started to replace the seat upholstery with drop cloth stapled in place.
Add the right amount of cotton padding/wadding for a soft landing,
then cover that with a heavy layer of vinyl. The thickness of the vinyl will smooth out any lumps in
the cotton and be a strong layer to hold everything in place.
I chose a red toile for the finished look.
I cut and stapled the upholstery in place.
And lastly, hot gluing trim to conceal the staples.
I thought you might like to read a bit about TOILE fabric:
Toile de Jouy, sometimes abbreviated to simply "toile", is a type of decorating pattern consisting of a usually white or off-white background on which a repeated pattern depicting a fairly complex scene, generally of a pastoral theme such as (for example) a couple having a picnic by a lake. Toiles also often consist of an arrangement of flowers. The pattern portion consists of a single color, most often black, dark red, or blue. Greens, browns, and magenta toile patterns are less common, but not unheard of. Toile is most associated with fabrics (curtains and upholstery in particular), though toile wallpaper is also popular. Toile can also be used on teapots, beddings, clothing, etc. In upper-class (primarily American, but also northern European) society, toile is often seen on dresses or aprons used at such events as country-themed garden parties or tea parties.
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