Metamorphosis Monday... Lifecycle of a Vintage Garden Chair...

I paid a little more for this rusty garden set than I normally would. The set of 2-chairs and a glass top table just spoke to me... it said... "there's beauty here... just take us home and find it.." and so, I did. I love the curvy swirls of metal on the chair backs and the base of the table...

I kept the set sitting outside in the back yard for several months... Ricky frequently asked... "are you going to do anything with that?" and then one day it just came to me. My inspiration... napkins I purchased for a song at Marshall's ... Spring 2009... Lilly Pulitzer Napkins... set of 4 - oversize - $7.00... too good to pass up... I knew I'd do something special with them...

Off to the Home Depot I went... fabric in hand... to look for green paint... and I found...Painter's Touch Green Apple by Rust-Oleum... Perfect! I cleaned off all the rust... and then painted both chairs green... Green Apple green... and then... Ricky cut new plywood seats.. needed that! With new foam pad and batting in place... I used two of the Lilly Pulitzer napkins for seat covers... next step... Sweet Sister and her fabulous sewing machine... Pillows... pretty lumbar pillows from the two remaining Lilly napkins... and with a set of bright green napkins I had purchased long ago, Sweet Sister created two 12-inch throw pillows... The perfect match for the chairs and their pretty new seats...

The pretty garden chairs and their table have come full circle now... beautiful once again, they sit in my booth at Geronimo awaiting their new mistress... to come and spirit them away to their new life. If she doesn't come by springtime... their new home might just be... down here in French Lique...

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