REviving Furniture

I LOVE to revive furniture! I love finding a piece that is destined for the landfill and drag it home/shop for a makeover. 

 Over the years I have brought home some goodies and some epic fails too.  I have several fails that come to mind immediately.  One, a vintage tweed recliner w/ a matching ottoman.  It looked great! But boy when the sun hit it, it did NOT smell great! It had apparently been someone's chair before the invention of Depends!  David unloaded it and sat it in the sun to "freshen up", the next time I saw the chair David had hauled it out to the curb.    Another fail,  Another Great old tweedy chair.  Great bones! And LOTS of hair, pet hair.  As I started stripping the upholstery to recover it, hair was flying everywhere.  I ultimately had to get an allergy shot. But that chair DID get finished and sold soon after I listed it. :)

Before

My latest revival goodie is a Louis XIV armchair that I purchased from a friend's yard sale.  She had picked it up out of someone's trash and planned to redo it.  She stripped it and that is how I found it @ her yard sale.  I was instantly in love! I knew exactly what I wanted to do with this chair. I had just visited Restoration Hardware and saw something similar to my idea. 

To be struck by a piece of furniture like this piece is unusual for me.  I am usually hooked by Mission style and Arts & Crafts pieces.  There was no way this piece would fit in any room in my home so it was a definite resale piece. 



After

Sorry about the lighting. I need to take better pictures .......

I really enjoyed this project. I took my sweet time this summer and worked on it only when I really wanted to work on it.  It had over 300 upholstery nails in it but I loved it. 
David & I took it to the booth last Monday.  It made it to the booth and stayed about 5 minutes before a lady purchased it!

 Goodbye Louis!  Parting is such sweet 
                                   sorrow!