BLUE TO WHITE

A couple days ago I started in earnest on these two pieces of furniture.  

The blue piece is now white and I like it so much better.  It makes the whole room softer.  The chair, however, is deep into a complicated surgery.  I think it's chances are good.  When I got the chair (remember, it was only $9.99!) there was no back cushion, but I think there probably was at one time.  Because there are no marks in the back, it was probably a loose cushion.  Like the lilac print cushion below - just bigger.  These are such great french bergere chairs!

           

                                 

So, first . . . 

 . . . I pulled all the upholstery off the chair, took the box cushion apart, and painted a turquoise color here and there on the frame.  That way, when I painted it white and then distressed it, some of the blue would show through.  I'll have some close-ups of that when I get it all waxed.

 Now the frame is painted and the rest is in the raw.  I have some ideas about what I want to do with the seat cushion, arm pads, and back cushion.  This is going to be a fun project!

  The cushion is "down and grey goose feathers".  I knew I would feel better if I cleaned it, so after googling around I felt pretty safe washing it and putting it in the dryer with a few clean tennis shoes.  It turned out beautifully - nice, full, and fluffy.

I'll be covering it in this beautiful, nubby linen.

So, here's the hutch!

     

So, much better!

Now, to the sewing machine to work on my chair!

PROJECTS AHEAD

Back in November, I had a post on these 

way too expensive beautiful chairs from Horchow.  

Well.  

THEN, I came across this great bergere chair at Goodwill for a mere $9.99!  

Now, the time is right to work on the chair.  

I work best under pressure.  

We're having some friends over for dinner on Wednesday and 

it's my goal to finish these two projects by then.

In my ongoing plan to lighten up everything in the living room, the next few days will be devoted to working on the blue hutch-like piece in the back, and the Goodwill chair.  

  The bergere chair will be painted with Annie Sloan's Old White and then covered with a light colored linen.  My mission today is to find that fabric.  I'd like to use either an off-white or a very, very pale blue.  I'll have to see what I can find.  There probably used to be a back cushion to this chair - it's very deep.  So, I'll need to make one of those also.

The table/shelf/hutch will go from blue to just "Old White".  

I may get distracted with a few other things while working on these, 

but if I don't post for a couple days, you'll know why.  

I'll be working on these fun projects!