My mom and sister have been weeding out their furniture. I was up at mom’s 2 weeks ago and she sent me home with a chair that came to her from my Aunt Catherine. I think that’s Catherine, 2nd from the left. My grandmother, Nan (real name Mabel), is 2nd in from the right.
The chair had a very red mahogany stain and burgundy fabric on the seat. The finish was not in the best of shape. I should have taken a photo, but forgot.
Steve volunteered to strip the wood for me. After looking at it I decided that the chair would look a lot better painted than re-stained.
Once I decided that white was the best choice for the house we decided that spray paint would work just fine. He hit it with a primer coat of Kilz, and then sprayed on 3 coats of gloss white. We sanded it a bit after each coat with steel wool for a smoother finish. The steel wool took some of the paint off at the edges but I like the subtle look of wear that that gives the chair.
I chose fabric for the seat from my stash. Regular quilting cotton seemed too light weight, so I used a heavy, woven silk that I bought last March from the Talbot’s tie outlet near Monterey, CA. Like all quilters, I buy fabric and usually have no idea where it will end up. It looks good in our bedroom in from of the quilt, Everyday Best.
The chair is beautiful! Nice job.
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I just found your site recently through looking for your stars in the garden book. The chair looks perfect with the quilt behind it. Great site.
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