I was working away in a room the other day
covered from head to toe in drips and splatters of paint
singing along with the music playing on my ipod
singing along with the music playing on my ipod
when randomly
I thought of a certain chair.
A certain chair that is in the basement
that one that arrived damaged with the top of it’s frame broken
and it’s backing all torn away
The certain chair that has been sitting forlorn and
waiting to be fixed up and brought back into the house.
This chair arrived in a big old box with a completely smashed top corner.
I cringed a bit as I started to open it…
and a frown appeared when I pulled the wrap off the chair and found the top area
to be totally squashed and broken.
I sent photos to the company and they quickly sent a replacement chair
through a different shipper
and told me to go ahead and try to fix or dispose of the broken one.
(my apologies on the reeeeally bad before photos)
Of course I had to try and fix that little chair
even if that meant making a couple changes to it.
At first I tried to just reattach the frame- but the fabric and foam
were ruined and the straps inside the chair back had pulled away from the frame
so I would have had to re-do the whole back anyway.
So I decided on something different.
I pulled the rest of the fabric away from the frame
cut the straps off
and then began to task of removing each and every stinkin one of those
seeming to be 876 staples…
Fun. Fun. Fun.
After the staples were all removed
I glued the broken frame piece back to the rest of the chair
Then I filled the staple holes in, sanded it smooth and then lightly rubbed an antiquing stain
onto it to age the newly painted area.
It’s not perfect, has a lot of dings and dents and you can see the lines where the frame was broken
but that’s okay with me.
An elegant simple carved chair with an open back
now takes the place of that broken, sad and neglected one
With a few of those ranunculus that are blooming away
and a ruffled drop cloth slipcover
I am just loving how it turned out
and happy to have sprung it from it’s solitude.
It is the perfect little chair for a room that I have been working on
It’s almost but not quite ready to be shared
I have been crazy busy here this weekend…
feeling good that I was able to get some things notched off my to-do list
but for some reason… it seems like it just keeps growing…
I guess it probably doesn’t help that I keep
I guess it probably doesn’t help that I keep
thinking of random chairs that are waiting to be fixed up
and get side-tracked playing with them.
😉
Back to work over here.
sharing at
This turned out so pretty…it looks like an antique. And it has a new life!
XO,
Jane
Not bad, Courtney! The before was so sad, but your after is adorable! 😀
imperfectly perfect! it's gorgeous and it has a story behind it which makes it even more special.
Bec x
Goes to show nothing is beyond a little bit of love… so simply beautiful, your style is absolutely gorgeous and inspiring, funny how chairs do that to you. My husband thinks i have a chair problem 😉 The ranunculus are so pretty too. Clarissa xo
You are getting some great mileage out of those ranuns! Nice Courtney:-)) xo
It's gorgeous, Courtney!
What a beautiful save Courtney! LOVE that chippy cabinet behind the chair! Waiting in anticipation for your reveal.Ahh yes paint I too am up to my elbows in paint.Creatively painting away.Much to do and so little time!
I love what you did for the chair, saving it and giving it new life. <3
So glad you were able to save it! It is a beautiful chair!!!
Such beautiful lines to this chair, Courtney! I am so glad you were able to salvage it. I think of all those dents, dings and the crack as "character". : ) It looks lovely with your flowers and the new slip.
Oh wow it turned out gorgeous, please pat yourself on the back for me….lol
Your pic's are lol sooooo beautiful 😉
Smiles~
Mari
Love the chair and the ranunculas. You did a great job patching those staple holes and then making the touch up paint job blend so well with the original paint. Can't wait to see the whole room if you can make a broken chair look that pretty. Leslie
Oh how sad that it came broken. But I am happy you rescued it from it's solitude in the dark and lonely basement. What a beautiful chair… complete with dings and flaws. Perfect in and of it's own. Looking good modeling it's new skirt 🙂
Hugs, Gee
The flowers brought the chair to life and so did the glue! lol So nice to still get to keep it.
WOW – you did a wonderful job on that chair and with the ranunculas it is stunning.
Have a great week.
Mary
Courtney, it looks lovely all over again. Isn't it terrific to have a great company make it all better without a lot of fuss? Thanks for sharing.
Helen
Un accident qui finit en beauté… De belles photos.
Gros bisous
I understand getting sidetracked like that! I have a dress to get made for a wedding that is this coming Saturday – and all I want to do is play with the fabric I got to create my daughters' Easter dresses out of! LOL!
I love you took broken junk and made it new – love it – 'cept I liked it w/o its ruffle showing all that gorgeous wood carving………………your flowers are incredible, too.
I love how you remade the damaged chair. It's always such a nice feeling when you can take something that was damaged and free! 🙂 and turn it into a treasure.
Gorgeous! Love the flowers. ; )
~Michele
What a transformation! That looks beautiful 🙂
Courtney
You are the chair angel! You brought this chippy back to life and she is so sexy with her backless look and new skirt!!! Beautiful
Kris
*a*m*a*z*i*n*g*
Wow!
Greetings from germany!
Anja
What a wonderful rescue ! and sure you love most this chair than an another one !
xoxo from PARIS where it's again snowing !
Joëlle
It looks gorgeous now!
Beautiful chair and flowers too!!!!
Happy monday to you!
What a great chair rescue…. She is gorgeous !!!!
NIce save Courtney! It would have been criminal to "dispose of it!"
Without sounding TOO officious I hope(?)–2 repair tips.
1-rub saw dust into the glued up break, it helps hide the line. And,
2-after you glue and re-set the break,
-using a matching sized drill bit and dowel (small)
-drill a deep hole through that newly connected area,
-push the dowel into it, with some glue,
-cut off any extra dowel and sand, putty, paint/stain—
EXTRA SUPPORT to the newly repaired area!
Catherine
Your chair looks wonderful. I never would have thought something damaged as badly as it was, could be made to be beautiful. Your flowers makes a statement with the chair…or without, for that matter. I would love to have them in my flower beds, but wonder if Wisconsin is the correct zone for growing. I'll have to check my flower and seed catalogs that will soon be coming to my mailbox. Bonnie Schulte in WI
What a gorgeous piece, it turned out great. I am not surprised that you did such a great job.
Cynthia
Your chair is so pretty after its makeover, Courtney! And I love the little slipcover, too.
Only *you* Courtney, could take something that damaged and bring it back a new fabulous life! And, as always, your flowers are the perfect embellishment … they are gorgeous!
More inspiration for me to desire!
truly wonderful!
What a great work you did with this chair! xx
Wow… absolutely marvellous <3
And this is why I Dumpster Dive. Hoping to score something and turn it into a piece as great as this. My husband found an oak coffee table thrown in the bushed when he went for pizza the other night. It is missing a leg. So we are staring at it wondering if we should even tackle this. Wait till I show him what you did with the chair. It will give us the courage to get that table going. And the flowers make it all come together..
Lovely, of course! And the staging is perfect!
The chair looks wonderful Courtney! Do you mind me asking where you ordered it from. It's lines are lovely. [email protected]
mmmmmmmm. now that's a silhouette to write home about. love it.
michele
Wow, you really rescued that poor chair. I can't believe it came broken so badly. Or actually I can the way the delivery guys throw things around.
Great job on salvaging that little beauty!
Hi Courtney,
Your vintage chair is so pretty. She reminds me of a little child who has fallen and skinned her knees. You have lovingly picked her up, dusted off her knees, kissed her sunny cheek and sent her on her way.
Such a lovely restoration, my friend.
Blessings,
Carolynn
Yay for you and that sweet little chair!!! It's just precious… I'm so tickled that you gave it a new life. It looks beautiful posing in it's pretty little skirt with the gorgeous flowers!
Cindy