Fancy chairs and blisters

For years...I've had an old chair in our garage that I have been meaning to refinish. It was given to me by a neighbor when she moved. I liked the look of it because it reminded me of Jane Austen. So I took it...and there it sat in our garage. It was always in the back of my mind that I would take the time and redo it.

Every once in a while my husband would say something like..."When are we getting rid of that chair?" To which I would reply, "We aren't, I'm going to redo it." This was usually followed by the roll of his eyes and a heavy sigh.

Well, I have finally fixed it up. I stripped it, repaired it, sanded it, painted it and reupholstered it. Oh and I have gave myself a painful blister with my glue gun. OUCH! It was more difficult than I thought but, like my husband says, 'it's done now'. ;o)

Here are the before photos:

Here are the during:

Here are the after photos:

 

 

 

Just one more Before/After shot:
 

So now the question is where am I going to put it since it doesn't match our decor. lol  Oh and fyi I won't be reupholstering anything again. ;o)

New Sculpture

In a continuing effort to finish all of the work on my bench I just finished this guy.  He stands 16" tall and I'm digging his expression from different angles. Hope you like him too.

spiritual swirl

angel wings

serious side

happy side

wassup?