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August 27th, 2009
before & after: victoria’s cabinet + maria’s chairs

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today’s first before & after comes from victoria of bumble beans quilts. she was lucky enough to find this gorgeous cabinet by the side of the road (lucky!) and spruced it up with a coat of gorgeous teal paint and patterned detail on top. click here for more details- great work, victoria!

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CLICK HERE to check out maria’s chair makeover after the jump!

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this fun collection of kitchen chair makeovers comes from maria soxbo. each of her flea-market find chairs were repainted white and upholstered in a popular swedish elephant fabric from svenskt tenn. i love the cheerful, chipper look they have now. great work, maria!

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22 comments
mrs boo radley said:
August 27th, 2009 - 9:09 am

Both are lovely!!

Allyson said:
August 27th, 2009 - 9:14 am

While I like the middle chair before, I think the combination of the mismatched chairs with a common theme looks fabulous!

simone said:
August 27th, 2009 - 9:14 am

I love the chairs!! The uniformity created by painting and covering all with the same colors/materials makes the set amazing!

Rashmie Jaaju said:
August 27th, 2009 - 9:17 am

excellent revamp!

Claudia said:
August 27th, 2009 - 9:20 am

love this color and want ot change a huntboard to it for my foyer. Great print on white chairs!!Love this blog!

Dannielle said:
August 27th, 2009 - 9:22 am

Both great makeovers! I particularly like the chairs.

Jamie said:
August 27th, 2009 - 9:33 am

love the color of the cabinet and love love love those chairs!

Brooke said:
August 27th, 2009 - 9:45 am

I LOVE those chairs! and i’m really digging those svenskt tenn textiles. :)

Paulette said:
August 27th, 2009 - 9:51 am

I agree these are great makeovers, especially the chairs. the white paint was an especially good choice as it makes each piece look so sculptural.

Jenna said:
August 27th, 2009 - 9:51 am

Question!

How did you paint the handles? Did you have to take them apart? I have some old brass handles that need painting but I’m worried about them getting stuck with paint or just having the paint chip off.

Marlene said:
August 27th, 2009 - 10:06 am

They are both beautiful, but I specially love the chairs.

Kate Stuart said:
August 27th, 2009 - 10:47 am

Victoria, would you mind sharing the paint color/number for your cabinet? It’s a zinger and I love it!

Jennifer said:
August 27th, 2009 - 11:18 am

I love the paint color of the cabinet too!

Shelley said:
August 27th, 2009 - 11:49 am

I love when chairs are all different styles like that and made to look the same! The cabinet is really pretty too!

Tanya said:
August 27th, 2009 - 11:52 am

I love the color of the cabinet and the arrangement around it. Those chairs are gorgeous. I want them!

Courtney said:
August 27th, 2009 - 12:12 pm

LOVE the mismatched/matching chairs!

Soma said:
August 27th, 2009 - 1:21 pm

I adore the chairs! What a great idea to add interest to a dining table! Think I might have to procure more chairs!

Miranda Stockton said:
August 27th, 2009 - 1:28 pm

The cabinet color is incredible! How did you get the outline of the cabinet to be a dark blue? I really love this color. Thank you for sharing!

Shelly said:
August 27th, 2009 - 2:29 pm

The makeovers today are just out of the world awesome! I love how the mirrors are the same in the first picture but they are just hung differently…total genius!

Merethe said:
August 27th, 2009 - 3:44 pm

Wow! Thanks for inspiration! Never really taught of painting furnitures, really…guess I’ts time^^

Lissa said:
August 28th, 2009 - 7:01 am

Brilliant. Both projects. Loooove the chairs especially. How easy is this??? Find some solos at garage sales that aren’t loved anymore, love them again with new sisters!

Anna said:
September 11th, 2009 - 9:04 pm

I love the idea of taking 4 very different chairs and turning them into a very unique matching set. Nice job!

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