Add a Little Bit of Gypsy Soul
3 Materials
$13
1.5 Hours
Easy
I think I must have been a gypsy in my previous life. I love to tinker and I adore rich, vibrant colors, pretty patterns and textures and lots of well-loved vintage furniture.
Hubby, on the other hand, is more of a traditionalist. Let me tell some of our conversations can get pretty heated when it comes to decorating the house. But, hey give me layers and colorful, eclectic accents over classic, symmetry and I’m happy. One of the things we do agree on though was that this little chair needed some TLC.
Hubby was really impressed with her good bones!! What chairs have bones? We used a mouse sander to sand her down and applied some outdoor wood sealer and stain. She just soaked up all that love, so we had to give her a few more coats just to make up for all the neglect she suffered in the past.
We used some of these metal upholstery tack strips to add a big poofy, fluffy, purple, gypsy-ish cushion. They made it so easy. There are holes every few inches and you just hammer in the tacks.
So now our well loved antique chair not only has good bones she's got a pretty ass, oops I meant seat, too ;-)
I'd love to know what you think? Do you also have a gypsy soul?
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I love the way it came out!
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Love your chair.. Yup. I also have a Gypsy soul. 🎆🌻🌻🌻
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Thank you very much Karen, us gypsies need to stick together
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