Show & Tell Saturday

I hope you all are enjoying seeing everyone else's thrifted projects! Here is another one that I LOVE! 

Here is Revi from Revisionary Life to share with us her chair makeover.

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I realized something about myself today.

I already knew it, I just didn't know how

hard core I am about it. Blogging is so good for that.

I am a Plain Jane. I WANT to be more blingy.

But I just can't do it. It's not me.

Case in point:

I found this great chair for three bucks.

It has nice details - carved legs, 

a lovely arched design on top of the back, 

and the perfect place to put a design.

I started thinking about what I might do

the minute I put her in the car. 

A number? Which one? I already have a 7.

A graphic from the Graphic Fairy?

What kind? A French label? Something

industrial looking? Vintage? Choices, choices.

Then, I had a great idea! 

An ampersand. You know - the "and" sign.

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I found a lovely font and enlarged it. 

I even looked up the history of the ampersand.

It's quite interesting. And it's French. 

"Perfect," I thought. 

And I even went so far as to name this chair.

Annie. 

Annie would be a new companion to Martha.

It made perfect sense. She has a new 

coat of Annie Sloan Old White on her.

And she'll soon have an ampersand on her back.

So I taped the ampersand on the chair, 

to try and find the perfect placement.

I wanted it visually centered in the space.

When I stepped back to look at the placement,

I hated it.

Well, hate may be too strong a word.

It didn't feel right. So I took it off.

And I gently distressed her

to show off her curves.

Did you notice those legs?

As I sanded, I kept wondering what else I might

put in the center of that virtual blank canvas.

And I drew a blank. 

If not the chair back, 

then what about the seat cover?

A patterned fabric? 

A transfer on canvas?

Nope. Plain old solid drop cloth.

Sorry. 

If I have disappointed any of you

who wanted to see a number or graphic, 

please forgive me.

I just like plain stuff. At least the BIG stuff.

Walls and furniture - I like them plain. 

I don't think I have problems with commitment,

it's just that I like to change things around a lot.

And plain things allow me to do that with the 

least amount of work possible.

Now, pillows or lampshades or artwork...

THAT'S a different story altogether!

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Revi! I can't believe this chair was only $3 dollars!!!! what a great find and I love the plain jane look it so elegant and so perfectly simple all at the same time! Great job on this one!