I purchased this chair for $5.00 at a thrift store and will never forget what an elderly man said to me as I was lugging it out the door. "That's some special chair", he said. I replied thank you and knew he was right.
Unfortunately time got away from me and it remained in my basement for the last
four years. In that time we had a flood in our basement, had garage sale
s, and we've sold and bought a home which required a pretty extensive move. I still hung onto this chair...possibly because of what that gentleman said to me while standing with the door in his hand, waiting for me to pass through. The kind man that he was.
Days before the Anniversary party I decided to bring it front and center for all to see. I sanded it and added a couple coats of my newfound friend, black satin Krylon spray paint, which Home Depot carries endless supplies of. It's the perfect shade and finish and goes on so smoothly!
After lightly distressing the wood, I was going for that Ethan Allen look ;), I then stapled a leftover portion of a canvas drop cloth I had from another project and placed it over a fluffy pillow for the seat I got at Joann's using a 50% coupon. I added a silk-covered down pillow from Target for 75% off and used as a back cushion. For now I am leaving the burlap as is.
I had compliments at the party including someone that said they liked my "funky" furniture and couldn't put anything together unless they pointed it out of a Pottery Barn catalog.
Aren't these barley twist details to die for! Make sure you enlarge my photos to see that gorgeous carved detail on the wood!
C.T. was really happy I finally did something with it and said the black paint looked great. Maybe one day I'll learn how to do upholstery the "right way", but for now I'm happy with my special chair.
I am checking my projects off one at a time.
Finally I feel like I'm getting something accomplished!
Have a wonderful weekend and make sure you find some good junk!
Candy
It's THRIFTday again! Want to join in? THRIFTday is all about sharing our recent thrift store finds, and providing ideas on how best to use them. 
This gorgeous vintage dresser has been marked for resale. It sits in my "holding tank" presently, but I just wanted to share what kinds of original furniture pieces can be found at thrift stores at excellent prices! 
What have you found while thrifting lately? Please share your finds with us today and we will take a looky-loo! (Make sure you include the exact url address to the thrift find in your comment...not just your homepage url.) Can't wait to see!
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