Since Kevin is on vacation, we decided to check out the local thrift store in hopes of finding the perfect chair. Thrift & Dollar on Lake Street in downtown Aurora - how did I not know about this place?! They had the coolest old stuff!! And talk about hitting the chair jackpot!! It was a wonderland of cane chairs!!! Yay!!! We picked up this beauty for all of $24. Woo hoo!!
I should have taken a photo before I ripped the back off. The fabric is toast and so are the guts, so I will be replacing the back and seat with new foam as well as fabric. Pulling all these staples out is going to be pretty time consuming. And since I've never really upholstered anything before, I don't really know what I'm doing. But for $24, I'm not out too much money if it turns out looking like crap right??
I'll be the first to say I've never been big into thrifting. Something about other people's old stuff freaks me out a little bit. It's not really a germ thing, but more of a past life thing. Furniture can have a past life right??? Ahhhhhhhh!!!! Let's just hope I didn't bring home a possessed chair. My plans for this thrifty beauty are undecided as of yet. I could go black or white as far as paint color. If the chair gets painted black, I'll probably go with a striking white fabric for contrast. If it gets painted white, the fabric will either be yellow or blue - maybe a print. Either way, I think it will make the perfect bedroom chair! Here are some of my inspiration photos....
Black & yellow, black & yellow!!
white looks nice too & would match my bed...
love the contrast
white & blue
so fun!
Love how they look in a room!
Different style, but I love the black with the white fabric
Another different style, but I love the print on this fabric!
Decisions, decisions!! Stay tuned for a more detailed tutorial of the chair demo. Hopefully it isn't a giant chair fail. I can't wait to see how it looks in its new home in my master bedroom!!
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