Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Chair Graveyard

It's true, my basement is starting to look less like a newly-finished basement/knitting studio, and more like a chair graveyard.  For the past few months I have been busy scouting out old chairs from Goodwills, Salvation Army's, and local garage sales.  Here's what I've come up with do far:


The plan is this:  all chairs will get new coordinating fabric (I've already found a couple that I *love*).  The larger chairs will be painted white- I am still undecided on the little guys.  If I can find a few more smaller chairs in the same wood hue, I will just replace the fabric and keep them as is.  They will be sitting around an antique cherry table, so going white with them may look a little funny. 

When I was getting ready to post about these chairs this morning, this post came up on one of my favorite blogs.  Pretty crazy, huh?

In other news, I am looking to recruit some more help from you, my internet savvy readers once again.  The other day at the shop hop,  I fell in love with this ribbon at one of the shops:


I love it!  So far, I have only been able to find it by the yard.  Can anyone help me find where to purchase a spool??

10 comments:

  1. I love the chairs! Paint them all white...or paint the smaller ones in a totally unexpected colour like bright yellow or spring green. It's just a thought, but I think it would look great (depending on the fabric you've chosen, of course.)

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  2. You've got me wanting some of that ribbon as well.. just to stash of course.. no idea what project it would be good for ;)
    If you found other small chairs that weren't a very similar wood hue, would staining them help at all? I'm personally scared of white furniture.. it attracts fingerprints like no ones business in my house. I can't wait to see them when they're all done though.

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  3. Here's what I've found....
    The company, http://renaissanceribbons.com/, only sells wholesale and you must have a $150 opening order. The site also says, "Where can I buy your ribbons retail?
    We have hundreds of retail outlets all around the US. Please contact us for the closest one.
    For a complete selection of our LFNT ribbons sold retail, by the yard, visit Laura's web site at:
    http://www.lfntextiles.com/servlet/StoreFront" I think you might have to buy it by the yard :( Sorry I couldn't find more for you.

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  4. Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing! I'm kind of a sucker for neat vintage chairs, personally, so I'm going to stash that away for the next time I get the bug to buy a fixer-upper!

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  5. I thought of CG when I saw your collection of chairs.....can't wait to see what you do with them....smiles.

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  6. I love these chairs- I think the orange one is my favorite. I picked up a pretty neat chair from a Catholic Church fundraiser for $5 when I still had an apartment and love it. Eventually I will reupholster it :) Nice picks!

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  7. That is one of the many absolutely incredibly gorgeous ribbons by artist Laura Foster Nicholson- go to lfntextiles.com for her contact information.
    kim

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  8. @Nicola

    See- this is why I put you guys on the job! Now I just have to find a use for $150 worth of ribbon.

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  9. You'll have to come over and see the old chair I picked up garage sailing this summer and re-upholstered with an old cottage curtain!

    Here's another idea from my dream kitchen:
    http://www.countryhome.com/decorating/showhouse/idea-kitchen_5.html

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  10. I love the chairs! I've always wanted to do the same thing!

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