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February 7th, 2008
before and after: rocking chair

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erin davis from global views sent in this great before & after chair project. this past weekend she did a re-upholstery project on a chair she received from her great great grandmother. nothing beats a good chair re-do. especially one with yellow. thanks, erin!

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8 comments
Julia said:
February 7th, 2008 - 2:10 pm

Can you tell me what fabric that is and where it’s from?

Icee said:
February 7th, 2008 - 3:53 pm

I think the chair would look even more contemporary if the wood was painted in white. But I’m digging that fabric!

dean said:
February 7th, 2008 - 4:20 pm

Icee – I totally agree about painting it white! It’d look much more complete and the fabric would pop.

Zinzi said:
February 7th, 2008 - 5:32 pm

I was actually going to comment to ask the same question as Julia, but I’ll still comment about how great I think the chair looks! I’m so in love with yellow right now. White would definitely look nice, but I think it still looks great au naturale.

Love,
Zinzi (paperairplane.typepad.com)

February 7th, 2008 - 5:38 pm

thanks yall! i actually was going to paint it in white, but my mother caught wind of it and said that since it was an heirloom i was forbidden. haha.

The fabric is a vintage fabric that I picked up in Las vegas at the Attic (it is near downtown vegas).

February 7th, 2008 - 5:41 pm

The fabric is a vintage fabric that I picked up in Las Vegas at the Attic (its in historic downtown)

I agree about the painting too!!Originally I was going to paint the chair white with a high gloss but my mother caught wind of it and said I was forbidden since it is an heirloom. :(

February 7th, 2008 - 8:04 pm

Nice job!! I agree about painting the chair, but I’m super impressed by the transformation she made!

-j said:
March 3rd, 2008 - 10:21 am

Hey Erin!

Looks real good! I love the fabric! For some reason I have strong issues against lacquering wood. I don’t think you should paint it white. Covering it in white leather with some nail heads is always an option, but I don’t know exactly how that would turn out. Trial and Error? It looks great now!

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