Antique Tell City Chairs Redo!

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Antique Glazed Sunflower

Tell City Antique Flower-Backed Dining Chairs Redo – Before

I found these antique Tell City dining chairs at different times and different locations but each had a flower carved in the back that was just beautiful. They didn’t match perfectly, but I felt that they went together very well.  They were in pretty rough condition when I found them. The fabric on the seat was very thin and very dirty. The finish on the wood was also pretty beat up so I knew a complete redo was going to be necessary.

 

Tell City Sunflower Chair “Before”

Tell City Rose Chair - Before

Tell City Chair with Rose Carved in the Back

Tell City Sunflower Chair - Before

Tell City Chair with Sunflower Carved into the Back

They both were almost identical in shape except for the carved flowers on the back.  The fabric was VERY aged, thin, and dirty so that was replaced also.  I sanded each chair a couple of times to remove the old stain down to remove the old finish before wiping them down with a microfiber cloth and allowing to dry.

If you’re one of those people who HATE seeing anything vintage or antique painted….you may want to stop right here.

I do try to put in a decent amount of research into the the pieces I am working with before I do anything drastic to them. I know a lot of people HATE seeing anything like this painted, but sometimes I just think I prefer the painted aesthetic. If a piece is something seriously beautiful or worth a lot, I won’t even consider painting. I have seen quite a few of these chairs for sale at different places so I don’t think I’m “ruining” anything.

These chairs were quite beat up and had seen better days so I felt comfortable painting them.  Better in my home being used than sitting in my garage gathering dust.

After cleaning up, sanding, and wiping down the chairs, each was left to dry. Once dried, I used Rust-Oleum 334021 Painter’s Touch 2X Ultra Cover Spray Paint to prime each chair.  I have tried other primers but seem to always return to this primer. It is very easy to use and covers very well. Once primed, I went over them twice with Rustoleum satin white.  The flowers were so nice and detailed I then decided to antique them with glaze.  Below is the sunflower chair back.

Glazed Sunflower on an Antique Tell City Chair

Tell City Antique Furniture Chairs Redo – DONE!

And here are the finished products!

Antique Tell CIty Flower Backed Chairs - Done - RR

What do ya think?!

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French Provincial Dresser

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Magenta Dresser

Magenta and Black Dresser Makeover

When I found this french provincial dresser on one of our local garage sale sites, she had seen better days.  Her color was aged and dingy looking from years of use.  One of the handles was actually screwed on upside down.  And she just needed some love.

I decided to paint her to match my mid century Sieling Modern His and Hers bedside tables that I had recently completed.  You can see that project HERE.

This is what the dresser looked like when I got it.  I had taken the hardware off before I remembered to shoot pics of course.

French Provincial Dresser - Before

French Provincial Dresser – Before

 

And after some scrubbing, sanding, primering, and painting, this is what she looks like now!

Magenta and Black French Provincial Dresser - After

Magenta and Black French Provincial Dresser – After

 

This goes together really well with the His & Hers side tables.  This is the Hers version:

Sieling Modern Redo

 

 

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Custom Painted Table

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Small Table - After

Custom Painted Table Re-Do

I was out of town for about a month but took some small projects with me to work on.  Before I could start any of those though, I found this little table in the corner of my moms front porch.  It had been custom painted before apparently and I had to immediately primer it before my brain melted from the black, gold, green, and purple paints slathered all over it. It almost made my head explode.  So, the below pic is the “After Primering” pic…I apologize for not showing you the “real” before pic, but trust me, it was scary bad.  No idea what they were thinking, and I’m quite sure I don’t want to know.

Custom Painted Table-Before

I hope this is MUCH easier to look at.  This is the “After” pic.  I painted it in a nice gloss white and used painters tape to add some turquoise stripes across the top.  The front drawers and the smaller rectangles beside the drawers were scrap book papered with mod podge.  I also redid the frames that are sitting on top of the table.  The rectangular one was painted the same turquoise and I added mod podged scrap book paper instead of a photograph.  The oval frame was a Salvation Army find that was painted the same turquoise before I added sugar skull fabric atop cork board to use as a pin board near my desk.

Custom Painted Small Table - After

Mom loved this custom painted table in her living room as a side table to the sofa but since then I have redone a vintage credenza for her so I am thinking that my niece that loved this piece so much might be getting it.  Its definitely perfect for a little girly-girls room!

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