Friday 23 November 2018

The Ugly Ducklings


These ugly black/brown water stained chairs took many weeks of hard work and TLC.



 After peeling off old filling, upholstery and hay.


It was time to peel off the ugly layers of brown and black paint, which took ages.


I then spent several days painting them and varnishing to protect the paintwork.


The original upholstery was done in 3 parts, and we have done a chair like that in the past but this time we made the filling one piece as we had scored the perfect embroideries to cover the entire back with one piece.


Still rough at the edges but getting there!


All fabric needs to be cut close by the staples with much care.


 And then the staples are covered with a pretty band.


After all the hard work we loooooooove the results these chairs really turned in to pretty peacocks :)


They make me smile every time I look at them :)



As the embroideries are vintage and handmade they have variations.


You can buy one, but I hope someone will keep them together.



They are available at StarHomeStudio, among our other unique furniture pieces.

4 comments:

  1. Argh I want those so much TT I have a little peacock obsession...And the colors would work great in my living room...

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  2. yeah! such fun! Love your furniture transformations!

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  3. What a nice idea! You change it completely. Lovely.

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  4. The insides are so interesting!The hay stuffing!? You bring new life back to sad, old pieces... lovely!

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