Playing Dress Up....

I've got my silver paint and I'm ready to paint some pumpkins! I hope to share some of the pictures with you soon. In the meanwhile I wanted to show you a little dress up project. Sometimes it is fun to play dress up with accent furniture or salvage pieces. What do you have to lose? Not much in this case. The chair featured in the photo below was salvaged by Mr. Panache about 12 years ago. It was found at a second hand shop in Indian Rocks, Florida and was a dirty white. We painted it a nutty macadamia color and have had too many upholstery patterns on the cushion to keep track of. Most recently, the chair sported a black fabric with a tiny gold dot. On a whim I would move this chair from the living room, the entry hall, to my bathroom. Here it is pictured in my entry about 2 1/2 years ago. So much has changed this that time....

The desire to dress this little chair up was so strong that I jumped at the chance to re-make it into something more grand. The "after" picture below features a new coat of glossy black paint with gold-leaf accents. The cushion was covered in a rich mustard tapestry with deep red, orange and teal flowers. I love the lines of this little chair and its scale - the perfect side chair.
I was so pleased with the way this chair turned out the we turned our attention to another side chair that we've used all over the house. (See photo below) While the shape and wood of the second chair are different, the scale is the same and the curved lines look great together. The black paint and same fabric did the trick of unifying the two mismatched chairs.

Now these two plain Jane chairs have been given an extreme makeover and are playing a new, important role in my updated Country French formal living room...

More photos to come.

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I'm always amazed at what a little paint and fabric can do to transform any room. The key is not being afraid to take risks. If I would have hated the outcome, another color of paint & fabric would have done the trick to correct my error. Fortunately, I was really happy with the final work and it was exactly what I had in mind. I am working on some new custom window treatments and decorative pillows in a beautiful red, yellow, gold and black checked fabric. Stay tuned in for updates. I hope to have the project completed before November 1st. Until I see you again,

Live Life Beautifully!

~Alisa