I'm a Little Bit in Love Now.....

I so wish I had taken a "before" picture of this chair,

mainly so you could be as impressed as I am with the end results :)

Picture this.......

an ugly reddish brown wood....

bright royal blue 1970's  fabric.....

U~G~L~Y

and the problem was...it was a consignment piece....

in my Shoppe.....lookin' bad.

I finally told the man that if he wanted me to ever sell his aunt's  chair

he would have to give me creative license.

I knew I didn't want to pay to have it recovered....

wasn't  MY chair but I knew I could make a difference.

I primed and painted the wood, then applied two heavy coats of gesso to the fabric

allowing it to dry completely in between coats.

The good thing about gesso is that it still allows the fabric to move

so you can still sit in the chair as if it were fabric.

I distressed the wood....

Added the French graphics by transferring the pattern onto the gesso....

Painted it out.....and here you go.....

And I have to tell you now....

I'm a little bit in love :)

Thanks for stopping by today...

You know I love it when you come.

I'm linking to Kathleen's White Wednesday...

and Wow Us Wednesdays.