Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Sweet seat: the wee version

I figured it was high time I started redoing some of the little kid chairs I've been hording for my booth. I chose this cute antiquey seat to start with.  (Those long, gangly legs make me think of a little foal everytime I see them).  



I found lots of great inspiration on Pinterest but I just wasn't feeling like any of them were right for this little guy. Even though it is a kid's chair, I didn't want it to look too childish. I wanted it to be something that could fit in seemlessly in any room in someone's house. So I figured if I didn't want it to be childish, maybe I should look for inspiration from some adult chair makeovers. In the end I decided to use my own favorite chair redo as inspiration. 




A soft, subtle blue and some serious distressing were in order.  Here is how the wee version turned out.


Ahh, I love it.  And now I am inspired to make over some of her little friends as well.  Which is good because I have to confess I bought two more at yard sales this weekend - they were so cute and only $1.  I couldn't resist. 

Sharing at some of these great parties.


17 comments:

L.Duncan said...

Very cute!

Katie said...

Love the color and distressing! Cute chair for a child or to use as a little side table for display.

Diane Cayton-Hakey said...

Think red. :-)

Felicia said...

SO sweet! I WANT it! I wish I lived closer so I could add it to my little girls birdy room.

Rita said...

I think it looks perfect! :)

Cassie @ Primitive & Proper said...

cute, cute, cute!!! that color is adorable!

Jill said...

Super cute! Love the paint color, so soft!

megan said...

great job! I Love the subtle color. It's adorable!

Erin {Lavender and Lemon Drops} said...

I've been inspired! I have a table with six chairs. The chairs are fairly similar to your cute little chair but are all pine. I've been brainstorming on colors and if I even wanted to tackle it.... I think I might now ;)

Karen said...

I really like your chairs! Especially the little ones. I have a collection of miniature (doll sized)chairs that I just love and a lot of 'big peoples' chairs too. You can't have enough chairs:)

Tammy said...

It looks lovely. I am in the process of painting two little chairs with shorter legs:)

Becky@Beyond The Picket Fence said...

Love the color--so sweet! Thanks for sharing.

Pretty Unique Furniture said...

That is one cute wee chair! The chippy look done to perfection
Tina

Lindsay said...

Wow, what finds! These are so fun & you did a really great job making them unique! Way to give them life again!

Ty and Whitty said...

It looks amazing and I love the color! Thank you so much sharing and for linking up to our party Show and Share this week! Come on back this Wednesday to link up your current projects.

A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW
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michele said...

i do love a chair for a buck!

michele
hello lovely inc

Jaime Lyn at Crafty Scrappy Happy said...

Plain simple and lovely all at the same time! Yayyy you always do such an amazing job! You are an inspiration!
Jaime from crafty scrappy happy

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