With all the rain we've been having I decided to use this weekend to tackle some DIY projects I've had on the back burner. First up is my version of the Jonathan Adler Chinese Chippendale chair shown below. I love the look of this chair but don't love the $500 price tag. To recreate this I started combing Craigslist for a similar chair. This week I lucked out and nabbed one for $15! Next was a trip to Home Depot for some high gloss lime green spray paint. I was so excited to start painting I forgot to take a before picture, but trust me you're not missing much. The chair was natural wood and had some glue residue on it that I was able to loosen w/ nailpolish remover and scrape off with a knife.
Here's the final product:
Jonathan Adler's Version...
My version!
For some reason the color is showing up much lighter than it is in person, but you get the idea. I still need to do a second coat of paint on this but that will have to wait till tomorrow.
So funny, I found a chippendale style chair at homegoods for $15 and purchased it with the intentions of painting it a bright color. That green you picked is fantastic.
ReplyDeletelove both projects that you did!
ReplyDeleteCute stuff! I can't wait to be in a bigger place so I can do stuff like this.
ReplyDeleteThey look great!!
ReplyDeleteyour idea to frame the lilly note cards is such a great idea! I always hate having my pretty stationary just sit in my drawer!
ReplyDeleteoh I think I'm definitely going to steal your Lilly card idea! it's so stinking cute!
ReplyDeleteI have that same chair, but in gold! The green is just darling and even Jonathan Adler would be proud of you!
ReplyDeletelove your handiwork- the chair is fab and you totally have to have girliness in a few nooks and crannies :)
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What fun projects!! Both look great and will look so cute in your new home. I can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteI love how the chair turned out! The notecards look too cute framed :)
ReplyDeleteGreat Chair! May I ask what you are searching when you look for a chair like this on craigslist? You seem to have great luck and I"m looking for some my way ; )
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Meghan-I usually just type in "bamboo" and see what comes up. You could also try "chippendale" or even "hollywood regency" but I usually have more luck w/ plain old "bamboo". Happy hunting!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the tip! I'm over the moon that I stumbled acrossed your blog...such fun! Cheers!
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