before and after....

remember this chair???

i bought it at a thrift store for 10 dollars.....
it was disgusting, dirty and smelly.
but it had nice lines and detail

 after lots of deconstruction

eeewwww...spider condo...

and i mean lots....dang staples

i ended up with this frame

which i painted a nice soft cream color.

the seat presented a problem because i wanted to use it for photography and maybe have kids stand on it.
and not really that comfortable to sit on anyway.

not near strong or sturdy enough so i removed the wire springs and don cut out a piece of scrap plywood we had laying around to fit the seat shape.

i bought some foam (man, that stuff is expensive), cut it with my electric carving knife...cuts like buttah..

and covered and stapled the inner fabric to the plywood.

i tried several fabrics....

and this was the final choice.

which i stapled the seat to the base

 and

there she is.

for 10 dollars and some paint and fabric i had laying around the house.

not bad.  

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