I have a confession. I am so tired of looking at my empty walls and (as you know) the perfect piece of art takes time to find so when I was making my weekly rounds at Homesense last week I came across this one for $140 (marked down from $299). Well how could I resist? Until I find the alternative to the $12,000 piece that I want from Bobbie Burgers, this will be a place holder.
And my dining chairs are finished—aren’t they fabulous? I love them! Here they were before at the consignment store where I bought them:
And here is the after (below). I covered them with Sunbrella faux leather from Maxwell Fabrics; Pattern; Expose Colour #50 Daffodil (available to the trade only). Apparently this fabric is so durable that if your child got art happy with a felt pen it would wipe right off, and it can be used outdoors as well! Then I couldn’t decide on what to do on the back so I did 3 in polka dots and 3 in stripes (below) fabric from Robert Allen.
When they arrived (I'm not a big DIY designer, so my workroom stripped, painted and re-covered them) I decided I liked the stripes the best but I also adore polka dots and I can totally mix them up around the table depending on what I want to look at anyway! Which one do you like the best?
What I love about these chairs is they look sexy just sitting there all by themselves. I covered the fronts of the backs in a white (which reads a little grayed on the chair but I like the whites mixed) ribbed Sunbrella fabric from Robert Allen. Next I need to find a dining table and sideboard, I’ve been looking but haven’t found anything I like for what I want to pay.
Above photos by Maria Killam
Thank you to all who participated in last weeks linky party on Affordable Art. Grace from Sense and Simplicity posted her photography and she is having a fundraiser for her trip to Bangladesh next summer to teach speech therapy. She is selling her stunning photos to help raise money for this trip. I love this one, click here to see all of them:
Please join my linky party if you have an inspired (and inexpensive) art project on your blog or for this week you could include a post about YOUR placeholder and what you envision to replace it when you find the right piece. Next week I might post your idea or your artwork! If you are an artist, please include a post from your blog with the price. And link back to this post so everyone’s inspired ideas get read!
If you would like your home to fill you with happiness every time you walk in, contact me for on-line or in-person decorating and colour.
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