"Marigold" the chair

Okay, I know that in the last blog I said I would post these the next day.  Darn it if life does not get in the way!  I found this beauty at a garage sale and no one saw the underlying structure that could make her gorgeous once again.  Well... the original upholstery on this piece was never beautiful.  In fact, I really don't think it could have ever been in style.  All right already, enough hating on the chair.  So here she is in process...

Now here she is in her restored glory!

A little feedback please!  What do you all think?

"Charlotte" the Cedar Chest

Do you ever feel like there are not enough minutes in the day?  Not enough time to accomplish all that you want to do?  Ever feel like it is one big "catch up"?  Welcome to my world!  I have been on a whirlwind of buying and creating.  I wish my body could keep up with my thoughts.  I finally have a moment to sit down and "blog" now that the children are back in school.  Today is my first day with the 3 of them in school for the whole day!  So far, so good!  I have been sitting on the photos of the latest completed project for no other reason other than I just couldn't sit down (uninterrupted) long enough to get it on here.  So... without further rambling... Here is Charlotte.

I named her "Charlotte" because when I found her she was covered in webs.  Clever?  Well, my attempt at cleverness, anyway.  Please excuse the staging.  It will get better.  

Tomorrow's Post:  "Marigold" an armchair's story.

The "HAZEL"

The unveiling...
Here she is with all 4 leaves and all six chairs.  I am pretty pleased with the results.  However, I am still not 100% on the covers for the seats.  I am still letting it "stew" a bit.

Here she is without her leaves and minus 2 of her chairs.  I really think that it took my longer to navigate the entries than it did to complete the piece.  This baby is solid walnut and is quite beautiful!  Now, don't get me wrong... it was not so lovely when I found it.  It was in pieces.  It had been ignored for many years... disassembled, unloved, pushed aside in a garage.  Well, no more!  She is ready to be loved!  What do you think?

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