This Chair is being Droll

Not really, they're nice chairs actually. Free in fact - my favorite kind ofchair. These two chairs were passed down to us by our sweet D.C. neighbors, Sara and Trenor. We used them as-is for a year before I got bored one day and decided to give them a little butt-lift, they are chairs after all.

All it took was a little sanding, priming, painting and stapling. Easy peasy.

I scored the Dwell fabric from JoAnn's and fell in love with the pattern. All in all it cost $10 for a quart of Valspar paint and another $8 for the fabric (I had a coupon).

Cheap makeover and I had plenty of paint and fabric left over for other projects.

With a Chair(y) on Top

Chairs are definitely favorite. I love to doodle them in my spare time and thoroughly enjoy sitting on chairs. These are a few of the pieces I'm hearting right now. Crate&Barrel, Target and Restoration Hardware have some alarmingly cute options this season.

Where do you like to park it?

Headboard Friday

What kind of headboard do you have or would like to have? Something that is soft to lean against at night or maybe a substantial antique iron piece? I personally like the upholstered, tufted headboards. Yum.

Well-Traveled Table

Once upon a time there was a Scandinavian coffee table. It lived with a very nice couple for years before being adopted by my parents in the late '80s.

After years at home it was finally time for little Scandy to go to college. Once there he lived a pretty wild life: lived in a frat house, had many relationships with beverages - without the safety of a coaster and eventually graduated.

Alas, he found the perfect girl for him and went back to school. As most girls do, she tried to change him. After living a few hard years he was covered in rings and scuffs. Bad shape. So she lovingly buffed, painted, primed and styled him until he became the lovely piece that you see today.

Notice the vintage trunk labels. Before it lived in BF's house it had vintage post cards from the French Riviera under the glass. Tres chic.

The entire table used to be the same color as the legs but not nearly in as good of shape. The top was painted black and a piece of glass was purchased at Pier 1. The stamps were picked up at a great museum shop here in D.C. If you haven't been to the Decatur House Museum and its fantastic museum shop, you are missing out.

I wish that I had some before photos but I don't. Have any of you refinished old pieces of furniture? If so, please send photos!