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Friday, April 4, 2008

The Big Reveal

My chairs turned out exactly as I had hoped. Hard to tell in the pictures, but they are a light pear green to match the school room walls:

Here are the finished children's chairs. I'll be on the look out for a couple more similar chairs (not necessarily matching exactly) to paint. I want a red one!


I'm still working on putting up the frame, and the shutters aren't yet painted. More pictures to come...

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16 comments:

  1. EliseApril 3, 2008 at 8:16 PM

    Hi Heidi

    You are one busy lady - a very inspirational one at that. Love the chairs in the first picture - very striking.

    The children's chairs are delightful.

    Looking forward to checking out more pictures featuring your creativity in all of it's glory.

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  2. AnonymousApril 3, 2008 at 8:17 PM

    Pretty! I love your sense of color and style!!!

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  3. JenniferApril 4, 2008 at 5:58 AM

    Love, love, love those chairs...especially the children's chairs! I needed a push to get out my paintbrush...thanks!

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  4. AnonymousApril 4, 2008 at 6:36 AM

    Nice! You have the Midas touch with everything you touch. How I would love for you to get ahold of my house!

    Barbara in AR

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  5. elliottsurfApril 4, 2008 at 7:38 AM

    The kids chairs are perfect! I hope that you will share you step by step...how you prepped them, type of paint, rub on letters or hand painted? Please share! I love my little daily fix of Mt. Hope Chronicles!

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  6. AnonymousApril 4, 2008 at 8:40 AM

    I, too, would love to know what paint you use. Your chairs are lovely!

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  7. caroleApril 4, 2008 at 9:49 AM

    Oooh! Very pretty! Did you use any certain kind of paint - or a glaze on top to protect from dings and such? I have a couple of chairs that I'd like to paint but keep wondering what paint to use (one is a youth chair for at the dining room table).

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  8. SarahApril 4, 2008 at 11:20 AM

    They turned out lovely! I especially like the children's chairs- a red one would be the perfect touch!
    ~S

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  9. HeidiApril 4, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    Thanks everyone. I was really pleased at the way they turned out. It looks like I might be getting another chair or two from a friend, so I'll post the how-to and paint colors with in-progress pictures soon. :)

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  10. LisaApril 4, 2008 at 2:46 PM

    Love the chairs! I came across your blog - you have beautiful pictures. :-) Cute boys...

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  11. Mrs. LimestoneApril 4, 2008 at 3:16 PM

    Looking good!

    Mind sharing the steps that you used? How well do you think the finish will stand up to scrapes and scratches?

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  12. AnonymousApril 4, 2008 at 5:27 PM

    Oh, your painting the painted shutters...I get it now. But do tell...how you gonna do it??

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  13. ReneeApril 4, 2008 at 7:08 PM

    LOVE the colors! Love it all. Good job!

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  14. HeidiApril 4, 2008 at 9:39 PM

    Thanks again, ladies. I promise I didn't do anything special or technical. :) Specific answers next week.

    Too many hats~ I haven't painted the shutters yet because I don't know where I'm putting them (and so I'm not sure what color...). I plan on lightly sanding them and then spray painting. (First primer and then color.) No way I'm doing them with a brush. :)

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  15. Sarah at SmallWorldApril 6, 2008 at 4:51 PM

    FABULOUS!
    SmallWorld

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  16. heatherApril 8, 2008 at 3:11 PM

    Beautiful...and I look forward to pictures of the process of painting.

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