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redlotus13 September 17 2010, 17:25:46 UTC
I bought this FANTASTIC 1950's telephone chair off craigslist for $10 (!!!) and reupholstered it. I can't find the before pic, but the original fabric was green and was basically falling off the seat. I chose not to refinish it because I sort of love the worn, vintage look it has. I also adore the art nouveau style chair back. As you can see, both of my cats have made themselves quite at home on it. I had a whopping 5 minutes to admire it WITHOUT cat fur on it. :) In the picture with the black cat (Bean), you can see some of the fabulous scroll detailing along the bottom of the table. This is a big part of why I chose not to refinish as well - I was afraid of messing that up!


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missglitterpuff September 17 2010, 17:46:00 UTC
Buddha! I've been looking everywhere for something-that-isnt-another-figurine and all I can find is either a printed fabric or it looks like the artist was high on something. :<

That painting is gorgeous. So jealous of your mad art skills.

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redlotus13 September 17 2010, 22:53:05 UTC
Thank you! I've slowly accumulated a LOT of Buddha stuff LOL. I'm actually hoping to open a little Etsy shop soon to sell some of my hand-painted dishes and artwork and I was thinking of recreating that painting to sell, maybe doing a series or something, so stay tuned! :)

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missglitterpuff September 18 2010, 01:13:05 UTC
Oh my. Your Etsy might very well drain my piggy bank. :D

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rock_grrl September 17 2010, 17:54:56 UTC
I'm new here and this is an old DIY project of mine but ...


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xadorexwhorex September 17 2010, 19:07:33 UTC
neat idea! love it!

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rock_grrl September 17 2010, 20:34:11 UTC
Thanks!

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from pale green to orange! xadorexwhorex September 17 2010, 17:57:27 UTC
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Re: from pale green to orange! stellar_kar September 17 2010, 18:42:31 UTC
Love it!

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Re: from pale green to orange! jerseyhearts September 18 2010, 04:02:14 UTC
i loove that pillow on the chair! where did you get it?

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Re: from pale green to orange! xadorexwhorex September 18 2010, 12:48:54 UTC
the keep calm one? Target!!!

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stained concrete table iudmama September 17 2010, 18:12:30 UTC
This is a table my husband made for our son before he was born:

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Re: stained concrete table time_on_fire September 17 2010, 19:55:08 UTC
Awwww... that should be cherished forever!

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Re: stained concrete table iudmama September 17 2010, 22:37:08 UTC
It's a great little table. Heavy as lead... or, rather, concrete.
My son loves it! It's just his size. He stands in front of it and plays DJ with the little Fisher Price record player we dug out of the attic at Grandma's.

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chairs iudmama September 17 2010, 18:26:40 UTC
I found these on craigslist and enrolled in an upholstery class to fix them up:
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Re: chairs weaselmom September 17 2010, 18:47:42 UTC
Wow - your reupholstering is as good as the best I've seen on design*sponge! That fabric is fantastico.

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Re: chairs iudmama September 17 2010, 19:37:12 UTC
*blushes*
Thanks!
The fabric is called Ka Aqua Blocks and I'd been drooling over it long before I found the chairs to put it on!

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Re: chairs eicnan September 17 2010, 20:28:15 UTC
Wow they look professionaly done!

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