8/11/10

Before and After: Wood Bar Stools

salvaged wood bar stool chair
Chris who's shell planter I showed you here: Decorating Pots with Shells was at the right bar at the right time. The place was closing down for renovation, planning to get rid of all the furnishings, including the wood bar stools with the "nasty" vinyl seat covering. "Take whatever you want," the bartender said to her, and so she drove off.

wood bar stool chair
After being totally dismantled, bleached and treated with numerous coats of stripper...

upholstered wood ba stool
... the wood bar stools ended up with a cool coastal design.

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20 comments:

Charleston Girl said...

Great job! Love the cushion fabric!

Anita @ GoingALittleCoastal said...

Those are fabulous! Love the shape of them. And for free? Crazy good.

Heidiopia said...

Too cute! Like her resourcefulness :)

Drawn to The Sea said...

Oh the stories those could tell :-)

Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said...

Adorable! I want them! So cute!

Kathysue said...

Those turned out great what a vision to come up with a whole new look, Love them,Kathysue

michelle said...

ooh very cool!! I love the fabric!

Laurie Anne said...

Those are fabulous! Such pretty fabric
:)

simpledaisy said...

OOh love them!!
I really love the fabric too....so perfect:)

JBeaudetStudios said...

Those look great! I love that print! Thank you for your best wishes on my move! I am so excited but so busy too! Jennifer:)

Shellbelle said...

What a "steal" she found! I love hearing stories like that and the best thing is that they didn't end up in a landfill somewhere. She did a beautiful job and the fabric is fabulous.

Shellbelle said...

Oh, I almost forgot, I LOVE your header this week! I love taking photos of the beach and the oceans. This one of Clearwater touches my heart, because I think of other beaches along the Gulf that were so devastated by the oil spill. Thanks for featuring it Maya!

Desperate Housewife said...

Wow!

Love of the Sea said...

Wow - this came out great. And I love the fabric.

Heaven's Walk - said...

That fabric is just fabulous!!! Beautiful job on breathing new life into those stools! :)

xoxo laurie@heavens-walk

Susan said...

Love the fabric!

Sue (Someone's Mom) said...

I love that fabric...oh my gosh, I want!

Sue (Someone's Mom) said...

Online source there is...I'd never looked before! I quickly glanced and didn't see the seahorse, but I also have the palm tree and it is gorgeous. I have a Halloween candle that is very cool too.


http://www.bullfrogcandles.com/

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

It really turned out great! What beautiful fabric! ♥

Fearless Nester said...

The fabric looks so perfect against the richness of the newly finished wood chair. What a lucky find! ~Lili