Bargain and A Small Project
Bargain and A Small ProjectWent out the other day and saw some nice kitchen chairs in a place that does house clearances. Popped in and had a look, there were four of them and in quite nice nick, just a bit of re-upholstering of the seats and a clean up needed.
They are barley twist, made of oak and all joints are sound. A bargain at £60 for all four. Ali has the skills to replace the seats, strip them down, redo the webbing and re-upholster while my job will be to clean off the accumulated gunk and repolish the frames. Dom & Ali Ali Woks My World
Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectLove them Dom.. any idea how old they are?
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Albert Einstein Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectThat was a real bargain - how lovely! Are you going to leave them wood or paint them?
Helen xx
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Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectThey're very pretty - they'll look lovely when they're all done.
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Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectAli's removed the cushions from the seat bases and reckons the webbing and stuffing has never been replaced while the material covering has been replaced once. Even the frames that the seat covering is attached to are oak and the top side is beveled which is very unusual.
She reckons they are from the fifties at the latest, possibly older but either way they were built to last, made from good materials and very well constructed. Dom Ali Woks My World
Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectAren't you tempted to leave the old varnish/wax as it is? Its got that lovely 'old' colour to it ...
"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
Albert Einstein Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectOoooh - next time you visit, would you have a look at my little bedroom chair for me? I think originally it had a caned seat, but it was sort of badly upholstered with loads of wadding, which is now falling out the bottom.
I was looking at it thismorning when I woke up and was wondering about putting a ply seat on, then making it squashy. The only thing was that as I thought it through, I came across problems. It is so pretty though. Helen xx
3 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 chooks, 3 fish, a shrimp that thinks its a prawn and a dappy dog. http://www.acountrygrandma.blogspot.com
Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectHelen,
We are leaving them as wood, it would be sacrilage to paint them as the wood is so nice. I'm sure Ali would have a look at your saggy bottom and offer her expert advice on how to rejuvenate it Willow, We're just going to clean the worst of the dirt and grime off, not strip them back to bare wood. Then we'll repolish which should bring out the pattern of the grain once more. Dom Ali Woks My World
Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectI think leaving them wood is best too.
Thank you for volunteering Ali to look at my saggy bottom. Helen xx
3 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 chooks, 3 fish, a shrimp that thinks its a prawn and a dappy dog. http://www.acountrygrandma.blogspot.com
Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectI recon you got a bargain there Dom & Ali.. I'd love them
"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"
Albert Einstein
Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectA real bargain there Dom, they are lovely looking chairs, I love the barley twist legs and uprights, and the carving on top, you don't get that with modern chairs, and yours will last longer!
I am old and wise, because I was young and stupid!.
Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectThey are gorgeous ..I love the barley twist as well...my grandma used to have a table that had barley twist legs..don't know where that went mores the pity.
Can't wait to see what they look like when Ali's finished with them ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)✰
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Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectThey are beautiful chairs you can see what good quality they are am looking forward to seeing them when you and Ali have worked youre majick Linda
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Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectWhat a find
They'll look even better after you've given them your TLC, can't wait to see the end result Lucy x
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut - Ernest Hemingway Re: Bargain and A Small ProjectVery pretty chairs - well spotted!
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