a chair lift

okay, I give in.

Lisa - you can stop bugging me now. I have a blog. But don't expect great writing. Just some plagiarized crafts like this chair...


Inspired by All Things Thrifty, I have been wanting to spray paint some ugly furniture. Usually I can't see the potential in that stuff. I found this chair at Savers in December for $15. I loved the straight lines and could tell it had seen more than its' share of bottoms. I primed it and decided to paint it Krylon Bauhaus Gold, but it wasn't so lovely. so I switched to Krylon Ivy Leaf. But the paint dripped and cracked. I sanded some of it and ignored the rest. THREE cans total. Then I found fabric I loved, but it was $40/yd! So I got something for $3 at Wal-mart. hated it. Compromised with something geometric for $7/yd. My dad cut some plywood to replace the caning. Cue lame staple gun. One out of every eight staples actually went in flush with the plywood. But here it is...

and I love it!
(even though I can see some bauhaus gold peeking through here and there).


Here is my next project:
This will replace the bookshelves in the office,
which will replace the kid's plastic storage shelves,
which will hold food storage in the garage.

But I'm not using spray paint.