"New" Chair

I am ashamed to say that I bought this chair last year at the thrift store. One reason that it took so long to redo it was that I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it. This week I finally decided to paint it and recover the seat. I really like how it turned out. My decor (if you will) since my teenage years has always been brown, tan, and a little dark blue or burgundy thrown in depending on the year. Frankly, I was so tired of it but couldn't find anything else I liked. I really like the clean, fresh look of modern decor. Unfortunately, that look would not go with my house. So, I am trying to incorporate it in where I can. That's were the color and look of this chair is supposed to take me. I think it works. I only took one before picture. The seat was covered in a cream and burgundy print material.

the before

the after

 The chair is painted in Exotic Sea from Valspar gloss spray paint and the seat is covered in white leather from Jo-Ann's. I picked the leather because hopefully it will be easy to clean.

I also made the canvas hanging above it. I pulled the colors from the curtains hanging in the dining room. The inspiration came from a canvas I saw on a blog. The chair probably won't stay there for long, but for right now it works.

Christine