June 20, 2009

This Weekend's DIY Projects

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.

13 comments:

  1. 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.

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  2. love both projects that you did!

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  3. Cute stuff! I can't wait to be in a bigger place so I can do stuff like this.

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  4. your idea to frame the lilly note cards is such a great idea! I always hate having my pretty stationary just sit in my drawer!

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  5. oh I think I'm definitely going to steal your Lilly card idea! it's so stinking cute!

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  6. I have that same chair, but in gold! The green is just darling and even Jonathan Adler would be proud of you!

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  7. love your handiwork- the chair is fab and you totally have to have girliness in a few nooks and crannies :)

    kHm

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  8. What fun projects!! Both look great and will look so cute in your new home. I can't wait to see more!

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  9. I love how the chair turned out! The notecards look too cute framed :)

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  10. Great 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 ; )

    Thanks1

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  11. 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!

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  12. Thanks so much for the tip! I'm over the moon that I stumbled acrossed your blog...such fun! Cheers!

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